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Navarre

[ nuh-vahr; French na-var ]
/ nəˈvɑr; French naˈvar /

noun

a former kingdom in SW France and N Spain.

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Spanish Na·var·ra [nah-vahr-rah]. /nɑˈvɑr rɑ/.

OTHER WORDS FROM Navarre

Na·varr·i·an, adjective

Words nearby Navarre

navar, Navaratri, Nav. Arch., navarin, Navarino, Navarre, nave, navel, navel-gazing, navel ill, navel orange
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Navarre
/ (nəˈvɑː) /

noun

a former kingdom of SW Europe: established in the 9th century by the Basques; the parts south of the Pyrenees joined Spain in 1515 and the N parts passed to France in 1589. Capital: PamplonaSpanish name: Navarra (naˈβarra)
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