La Coruña

[lah kaw-roo-nyah]

noun

a seaport in NW Spain.

Also called Coruña, Corunna.

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British Dictionary definitions for la coruna

La Coruña

noun

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)Galician name: A Coruña English name: Corunna

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