Leiria

/ leiˈriə /

noun

1. a city in central Portugal: site of the first printing press in Portugal (1466). Pop: 119 870 (2001)

Example Sentences

Sara Francisco, 24, from Leiria, in central Portugal, said: "I feel this thing that happened was important to make us be more aware and be more conscious about our habits."

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Four of the six applicants are from the central Portuguese region of Leiria, where two wildfires killed more than 100 people in 2017.

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Agostinho and three other applicants are from the central Portuguese region of Leiria, where two wildfires killed more than 100 people in 2017.

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The other four members of the Portuguese group — Catarina, Cláudia, Martim and Mariana — are siblings and cousins who live in the region of Leiria in central Portugal where summer wildfires are common.

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Some viewers might recognize the woods as the Leiria Pine Forest whose timber and sap built the ships that built the Portuguese empire.

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