Oviedo

American

[aw-vye-thaw] / ɔˈvjɛ ðɔ /

noun

a city in NW Spain.

Oviedo British

/ oˈβjeðo /

noun

a city in NW Spain: capital of Asturias from 810 until 1002; centre of a coal- and iron-mining area. Pop: 207 699 (2003 est)

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Oviedo

In Spain, it will roughly move from the northern city of Oviedo to the island of Mallorca.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

His strike against Oviedo at the end of February ended a run of 14 league games without a goal, his previous one coming against Sevilla on 1 November.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

Last week she chose as her running mate center-left presidential candidate Juan Daniel Oviedo, who finished second in the primary with more than 1.2 million votes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

Listener chatter from Mason Cash in Oviedo, Florida: a Major Questions Doctrine song in the style of Gilbert & Sullivan!

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

Oviedo has modernized its side chapels, recklessly sweeping away carvings and sarcophagi.

From Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

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