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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 2022 a provincial court ruled against Louzan for misconduct during his tenure as president of Pontevedra Provincial Council.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2025

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

"Will Providence send down three legions of angels to sweep the Nationals from sea-board to sea-board, from Alicante even to Pontevedra?"

From The Firebrand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

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