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Júcar

American  
[hoo-kahr] / ˈhu kɑr /

noun

  1. a river in E Spain, flowing S to the Mediterranean Sea near Valencia. About 316 miles (509 km) long.


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He pointed the finger at Spain's Aemet weather agency as well as the independent Júcar authority that looks after the river basin and water resources.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

In the morning, we follow the Júcar to Tolosa, a tiny hamlet 6km to the east, where the river widens and the vertical gorge is green with aromatic forests of juniper and pine.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

The sinuous Júcar is a green snake of a river, flanked by forest, river beaches and allotments: the latter a patchwork of fruit trees, almonds, olives and neat rows of lettuce.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

The busy exceptions are a network of medieval towns crowned by 12th-century Moorish castles, set on the banks of the Júcar River, which carved wondrous canyons through limestone hills.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

The Júcar was a sort of husband to Alcira.

From The Torrent Entre Naranjos by Goldberg, Isaac

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