Leiria

/ (Portuguese leiˈriə) /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for leiria

Thick weather favoured him, and Ney assembled a large force near Leiria, as if to advance against the British position.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty
So well did the horses perform their work, that it was still daylight when they reached the gates of Leiria.
The Prime Minister|W.H.G. Kingston
Mr. Young is an Englishman, who married a Portuguese lady in Leiria, and resided for several years in that town.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, Issue 400, November 21, 1829|Various