Lisbon

[liz-buh n]

noun

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

Portuguese Lis·bo·a

[leezh-baw-uh] /liʒˈbɔ ə/.

Portugal

[pawr-chuh-guh l, pohr-; Portuguese pawr-too-gahl]

noun

a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Capital: Lisbon.

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Examples from the Web for lisbon

Contemporary Examples of lisbon

Lisbon is one of the last neutral ports in Europe, and the city is crowded with people looking to escape the gathering storm.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2013
Nicholas Mancusi, Thomas Flynn
October 15, 2013
The book is built around two couples in the Portuguese city of Lisbon in 1940.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2013
Nicholas Mancusi, Thomas Flynn
October 15, 2013
A French journalist named Vincent moves to Lisbon to escape the source of his broken heart, a woman named Irene.
This Week’s Hot Reads: June 17, 2013
Sarah Stodola, Jen Vafidis
June 17, 2013
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.
The Spy Who Tricked Hitler: The Story of Double Agent Juan Pujol and D-Day
Stephan Talty
July 11, 2012
The plan, NATO diplomats say, is for NATO leaders to formally announce this date at their Lisbon summit on November 19-20.
Four More Years of War
Leslie H. Gelb
October 24, 2010

Historical Examples of lisbon

In the following year (October 8th) he himself died at Lisbon.
De Libris: Prose and Verse
Austin Dobson
You remember Lambton did stir very awkwardly in the Lisbon business.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Pour half the juice on two pounds and a half of Lisbon sugar; when melted and simmered a few minutes, skim it, and add the fruit.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
Rub four ounces of butter into eight ounces of flour, mix with it eight ounces of currants, and six of fine Lisbon sugar.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
Put a little of the liquor on the bottom of a dish, lay in the apples whole, and strew them over with Lisbon or fine sugar.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for lisbon

Lisbon

noun

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 name: Lisboa (liʒˈboə)

Portugal

noun

a republic in SW Europe, on the Atlantic: became an independent monarchy in 1139 and expelled the Moors in 1249 after more than four centuries of Muslim rule; became a republic in 1910; under the dictatorship of Salazar from 1932 until 1968, when he was succeeded by Dr Caetano, who was overthrown by a junta in 1974; constitutional government restored in 1976. Portugal is a member of the European Union. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Lisbon. Pop: 10 799 270 (2013 est). Area: 91 831 sq km (35 456 sq miles)

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Word Origin and History for lisbon

Portugal

late 14c., Portyngale, from Medieval Latin Portus Cale (Roman name of modern Oporto), "the port of Gaya." Alfonso, Count of Portucale, became the first king of Portugal.

lisbon in Culture

Lisbon

[(liz-buhn)]

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.

Note

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

Portugal

Republic in southwestern Europe, bordered by Spain to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Lisbon.

Note

Portugal has been a member of NATO since 1949.

Note

Famous for its explorers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Portugal followed such exploration closely with colonization. By the middle of the sixteenth century, Portugal controlled a vast overseas empire, including Brazil.

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Portugal has been independent since the twelfth century, except for sixty years of Spanish rule in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.