Leiria
Britishnoun
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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.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023
Some viewers might recognize the woods as the Leiria Pine Forest whose timber and sap built the ships that built the Portuguese empire.
From New York Times • May 25, 2023
Smoke billows after a wild fire, in Leiria, Portugal July 13, 2022.
From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2022
More than 30 fires were active in Portugal on Friday morning, including one in a forest at Pombal in the central region of Leiria which has lasted a week.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2022
A strong force took up its position between Castello Branco and Abrantes, while the militia and partisans occupied the whole country north of Leiria; and the French were thus completely surrounded.
From Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War by Paget, Walter
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