Minho

[ mee-nyoo ]

/ ˈmi nyʊ /

noun

a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.

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Example sentences from the Web for minho

A sad contrast to the fertility of the Minho is presented by the country opposite Lisbon and the adjoining province of Alemtejo.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880|Various
The Minho is in the north-west, and separates Spain and Portugal for about forty miles.
Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal|Oliver Optic
The guns had been placed in a battery on a height, and the boats launched in a little river that ran into the Minho village.
With Moore at Corunna|G. A. Henty
In the old towns on either side of the Minho the exterior life of the two peoples is the same.
Brought Forward|R. B. Cunninghame Graham

Tuy sits on her hill, and gazes across the river at Valena do Minho, the rival fortress opposite, and the first town in Portugal.
The Cathedrals of Northern Spain|Charles Rudy

British Dictionary definitions for minho

Minho

/ (ˈmiɲu) /

noun

the Portuguese name for the Miño

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