Segovia

American  

[suh-goh-vee-uh, se-gaw-vyah] / səˈgoʊ vi ə, sɛˈgɔ vyɑ /

noun

1. Andrés 1893–87, Spanish guitarist.

2. a city in central Spain: well-preserved Roman aqueduct.

3. Coco.

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Segovia ¹ British  

/ seˈɣoβja, sɪˈɡəʊvɪə /

noun

1. a town in central Spain: site of a Roman aqueduct, still in use, and the fortified palace of the kings of Castile (the Alcázar). Pop: 55 640 (2003 est)

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Segovia ² British  

/ seˈɣoβja, sɪˈɡəʊvɪə /

noun

1. Andrés (anˈdres), Marquis of Salobreña. 1893–1987, Spanish classical guitarist

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Example Sentences

“I don’t know what things are going to look like in June,” said Andrew Bertoli, an assistant professor at IE University in Segovia, Spain, and an expert on the social and political effects of sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

A Tadeo Allende hat-trick and goals from Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia sent a revitalised Miami roaring into Major League Soccer's championship game next Saturday at their home field in Fort Lauderdale.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

Ticket-holders Hilary Hamm and Maria Segovia - ardent tennis fans who have previously travelled from New York to Wimbledon and the Australian Open - admitted they have rarely watched mixed doubles in the past.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

“Transgender youth who deserve access to care cannot receive it,” Segovia told Salon in a phone interview.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2024

They explained to the neighbors that they were raising money for Tommy Segovia and his mom, Zelda, to come home because Tommy’s new stepfather had deserted his family in New York.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett