La Mancha

[ lah -mahn-chah ]

/ lɑ ˈmɑn tʃɑ /

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noun

a plateau region in central Spain: famous as the birthplace of Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote de la Mancha.

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Words nearby La Mancha

laloplegia, La Louvière, lam, lama, Lamaism, La Mancha, La Manche, La Mano Nera, Lamar, Lamarck, Lamarckian

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British Dictionary definitions for La Mancha

La Mancha

/ (Spanish la ˈmantʃa) /

noun

a plateau of central Spain, between the mountains of Toledo and the hills of Cuenca: traditionally associated with episodes in Don Quixote. Average height: 600 m (2000 ft)

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