Lisbon

[ liz-buhn ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.

Lisbon

/ ˈlɪzbən /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Portugal, in the southwest on the Tagus estuary: became capital in 1256; subject to earthquakes and severely damaged in 1755; university (1911). Pop: 1 892 891 (2001) Portuguese nameLisboaliʒˈboə

Lisbon

1. Capital of Portugal and largest city in the country, located in western Portugal on the Tagus River where it broadens to enter the Atlantic Ocean ; a major port, and Portugal's political, economic, and cultural center.

Notes

Because Lisbon was a neutral city, it became a center for international political activity during World War II .

Example Sentences

It was Sister Bebiana who took the yolks and created a layered cake — seven layers to symbolize the famed hills of Goa and Lisbon.

From Eater

In addition to third-party games, Homa Games has also acquired IRL Team in Toulouse and has in-house game development teams in Skopje, Lisbon and Paris.

From TechCrunch

That point was driven home to me last year at a Computational and Systems Neuroscience conference, a meeting of the who’s-who in neuroscience, which took place outside Lisbon, Portugal.

From Nautilus

When Isabel dos Santos’ accounts in Lisbon were frozen earlier this year as part of investigations by the Lourenço administration, that also created a ripple effect.

From Ozy

He’s a physicist at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal.

From Science News For Students

Lisbon is one of the last neutral ports in Europe, and the city is crowded with people looking to escape the gathering storm.

From The Daily Beast

The book is built around two couples in the Portuguese city of Lisbon in 1940.

From The Daily Beast

A French journalist named Vincent moves to Lisbon to escape the source of his broken heart, a woman named Irene.

From The Daily Beast

He sent the Spaniard on his way then visited a series of shops in Lisbon and had the visa reproduced down to the special stamps.

From The Daily Beast

To prove his bona fides to the Nazi agent, Pujol traveled to Lisbon, the WWII capitol of intrigue.

From The Daily Beast

English influence was all-powerful at Lisbon and the new envoy had not the talent to counteract it.

From Project Gutenberg

From Lisbon the ambassador was summoned to attend the coronation of the Emperor and to take his place among the Marshals.

From Project Gutenberg

But he was not yet received back into full favour by the Emperor, and had to return to his embassy at Lisbon.

From Project Gutenberg

Cabral dispatched a small vessel to Lisbon to announce his discovery, and then, without making any settlement, proceeded to India.

From Project Gutenberg

It is computed that fifty millions of crusadoes, at least, were carried out of the country by the Portuguese returning to Lisbon.

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