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Palencia

American  
[puh-len-shuh, pah-len-thyah] / pəˈlɛn ʃə, pɑˈlɛn θjɑ /

noun

  1. a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.


Palencia British  
/ paˈlenθia /

noun

  1. a city in N central Spain: earliest university in Spain (1208); seat of Castilian kings (12th–13th centuries); communications centre. Pop: 81 378 (2003 est)

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When closer Daniel Palencia struck out Roman Anthony to record the final out, it sparked a party that began in the stands in South Florida and extended all the way to the streets of Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Barrera and Moreno are also nominated in the songwriter of the year category alongside Felipe González Abad, Manuel Lorente Freire, Horacio Palencia and Elena Rose.

From Seattle Times Sep. 19, 2023

Irma Palencia, head of the tribunal, said the document cited was from a lower authority, but could not yet comment on its contents.

From Reuters Aug. 29, 2023

When asked by reporters about the prosecutor’s move against Mr. Arévalo’s party, Irma Elizabeth Palencia, the election authority’s leader, said, “It is definitely something that worries us.”

From New York Times Jul. 13, 2023

So, in default of a nearer railway connection, we started due south for Palencia.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates

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