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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)

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"This puts us on equal footing" with illegal groups, said Andres Julian Salamanca, 37, an electrical engineer who helped develop the system.

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

Born in 1947 in Dublin, Farrell attended the University of Salamanca in Spain and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, according to the Vatican.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

“The doors of the municipality of Salamanca are open.”

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

“If I were walking in Ben s moccasins, I would miss Salamanca Hiddle.”

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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