La Coruña

American

[lah kaw-roo-nyah] / ˌlɑ kɔˈru nyɑ /

noun

a seaport in NW Spain.

La Coruña British

/ la koˈruɲa /

noun

English name: Corunna. Galician name: A Coruña. a port in NW Spain, on the Atlantic: point of departure for the Spanish Armada (1588); site of the defeat of the French by the British under Sir John Moore in the Peninsular War (1809). Pop: 243 902 (2003 est)

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The Verity was travelling from the northern German city of Bremen to Immingham in the UK when it collided with the Polesie, which had departed from Hamburg on a journey to La Coruña in Spain.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

He arrived from Deportivo La Coruña in 1962 and played 14 seasons for Madrid.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

The path had opened up for them: Monaco, Porto and Deportivo La Coruña did not represent the most imposing semi-final lineup.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2016

It hosted Deportivo de La Coruña late Saturday in the debut of its new manager, Zinedine Zidane.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2016

We make a brief stop in La Coruña, Spain, where we are enchanted to hear the Spanish language.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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