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Pontevedra

British  
/ pɔnteˈβeðra /

noun

  1. a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (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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In the study, commercially reared bumblebee colonies were placed at 12 locations across the province of Pontevedra, Spain, with varying local Asian hornet densities.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Many triathletes competed in the world championships in Pontevedra, Spain, on Sept. 22-24 and then rushed to China.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

They appeared in Madrid in 1973 and had been in the Pontevedra museum since 1994 when they were acquired among over 300 works purchased from a Spanish private collector.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2023

The Villa de Pitanxo belongs to Nores Marin, a fishing company based in Pontevedra in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia.

From Reuters • Feb. 16, 2022

I stated in my last letter, from Compostella, that it was my intention to visit Pontevedra and Vigo, which I carried into effect. 

From Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society by Darlow, Thomas Herbert

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