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Salamanca

American  
[sal-uh-mang-kuh, sah-lah-mahng-kah] / ˌsæl əˈmæŋ kə, ˌsɑ lɑˈmɑŋ kɑ /

noun

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


Salamanca British  
/ 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)

"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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Salamanca called the military's current drone tactics "a cat-and-mouse game."

From Barron's May 29, 2026

He also played in England with West Bromwich Albion and in Spain with Salamanca and Osasuna before making more than 200 appearances in all competition for Real Sociedad from 2011 to 2017, scoring 72 times.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2025

Volunteers searchers in Salamanca say they have little faith in local and federal officials.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2024

In Salamanca, a woman named Concha met Nasar, a Moroccan soldier stationed nearby.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2023

“Salamanca—” I should explain right off that my real name is Salamanca Tree Hiddle.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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