Leiria
- a city in central Portugal: site of the first printing press in Portugal (1466). Pop: 119 870 (2001)
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Historical Examples of leiria
So well did the horses perform their work, that it was still daylight when they reached the gates of Leiria.
The Prime MinisterW.H.G. Kingston
Thick weather favoured him, and Ney assembled a large force near Leiria, as if to advance against the British position.
Under Wellington's CommandG. A. Henty
Mr. Young is an Englishman, who married a Portuguese lady in Leiria, and resided for several years in that town.