Salamanca

[ sal-uh-mang-kuh; Spanish sah-lah-mahng-kah ]

noun
  1. a city in W Spain: university; Wellington's defeat of the French, 1812.

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How to use Salamanca in a sentence

  • Marmont retired at once, leaving garrisons in the forts round Salamanca.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

British Dictionary definitions for Salamanca

Salamanca

/ (Spanish salaˈmaŋka) /


noun
  1. a city in W Spain: a leading cultural centre of Europe till the end of the 16th century; market town. Pop: 157 906 (2003 est)

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