Heredia

[ Spanish e-re-thyah; for 1 also French ey-rey-dya ]

noun
  1. Jo·sé Ma·rí·a de [Spanish haw-semah-ree-ahthe], /Spanish hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ ðɛ/, 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.

  2. a city in central Costa Rica, N of San José.

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How to use Heredia in a sentence

  • Heredia proved it possible not so much to imitate as to recapture the secure tradition of an older time.

    First and Last | H. Belloc
  • Admiral Pedro de Heredia is going to that court of your Majesty to report the affairs of these islands.

  • En tal momento acert a pasar por all el gitano Heredia, el cual se par, como todos, a ver aquella lucidsima30 tropa.

    Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn