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Pamplona

American  
[pam-ploh-nuh, pahm-plaw-nah] / pæmˈploʊ nə, pɑmˈplɔ nɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Spain.


Pamplona British  
/ pamˈplona, pæmˈpləʊnə /

noun

  1. Former name: Pampeluna.  a city in N Spain in the foothills of the Pyrenees: capital of the kingdom of Navarre from the 11th century until 1841. Pop: 190 937 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 22-year-old will be looking to shine again as fourth-placed Villarreal travel to Pamplona.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The train delivering us from the hangover of Pamplona into the arms of Donostia, where the sea breathes more slowly.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, the momentum of markets can run over the weak and meek disbelievers as we climb that wall of worry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

He and Jake leave Paris to fish in the Pyrenees and watch bullfights in Pamplona, where tensions among the expatriates explode.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

He said it had been a very pleasant race, and would have been worth watching if Bottechia had not abandoned it at Pamplona.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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