Madrid
[muh-drid; Spanish mah-th reeth ]
- a city in and the capital of Spain, in the central part.
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Spain
[speyn]
- a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
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Spanish España.
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Examples from the Web for madrid
Contemporary Examples
Prado was the first name I recognized here since I used to live a few blocks from the Prado museum in Madrid when I was 20.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left BehindBrin-Jonathan Butler
December 19, 2014
Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.
The body will be incinerated at a medical waste plant in Madrid.
A 44-year-old Spanish nurse from Madrid is the first person known to contract the deadly Ebola virus outside of Africa.
Father Viejo died in the Madrid hospital on September 25, just four days after being repatriated to Spain.
Historical Examples
To Madrid, then, I hastened, on the pretence of demanding promotion.
Calderon The CourtierEdward Bulwer-Lytton
I spent a fortnight in Madrid, and was made a great deal of and generally feted.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
He replied to me, saying that I should have it before I arrived at Madrid.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
The convent was situated in the most populous part of Madrid.
Roman Catholicism in SpainAnonymous
They turned and saw Madrid cut out of darkness against the starlight.
Rosinante to the Road AgainJohn Dos Passos
Madrid
- the capital of Spain, situated centrally in New Castile: the highest European capital, at an altitude of about 700 m (2300 ft); a Moorish fortress in the 10th century, captured by Castile in 1083 and made capital of Spain in 1561; university (1836). Pop: 3 092 759 (2003 est)
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Spain
- a kingdom of SW Europe, occupying the Iberian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: a leading European power in the 16th century, with many overseas possessions, esp in the New World; became a republic in 1931; under the fascist dictatorship of Franco following the Civil War (1936–39) until his death in 1975; a member of the European Union. It consists chiefly of a central plateau (the Meseta), with the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains in the north and the Sierra Nevada in the south. Official language: Castilian Spanish, with Catalan, Galician, and Basque official regional languages. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Madrid. Pop: 47 370 542 (2013 est). Area: 504 748 sq km (194 883 sq miles)Spanish name: España
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Word Origin and History for madrid
Madrid
Spanish capital, of unknown origin; first attested 932 as Majerit. Adjectival form is Madrilenian. Noun meaning "person or thing from Madrid" is Madrileño, Madrileña.
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Spain
c.1200, from Anglo-French Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispania (see Spaniard). The usual Old English form was Ispania.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Madrid
Capital of Spain and largest city in the country, located in the center of Spain.
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Madrid was the scene of fighting between the Loyalists and rebel forces of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War; the city was greatly damaged.
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Madrid is the home of an outstanding art museum, the Museo del Prado.
Spain
Constitutional monarchy in southwestern Europe, consisting of the Spanish mainland (bordered to the northwest by France and to the west by Portugal), the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Madrid.
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During the sixteenth century, Spain was the greatest world power. Its success was based partially on the riches it acquired in the New World (see Latin America and South America).
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In the Spanish-American War, the United States defeated Spain, freed Cuba from Spanish colonial rule, and seized a number of former Spanish colonies, including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
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In the Spanish Civil War, conservatives led by General Francisco Franco overthrew the second Spanish Republic.
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The Spanish monarchy was fully restored in 1975 after Franco's death. He had been dictator (see dictatorship) for thirty-six years.
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Under King Juan Carlos, Spain has established a political democracy and has been integrated into the European community.
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Bullfighting is a popular spectator sport in Spain.
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Idioms and Phrases with madrid
Spain
see castles in the air (Spain).
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