Seville

[suh-vil]

noun

a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: site of the Alcazar; cathedral.

Spanish Se·vil·la

[se-vee-lyah] /sɛˈvi lyɑ/.

Related formsSe·vil·lian

[suh-vil-yuh n] /səˈvɪl yən/, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for seville

Contemporary Examples of seville

The locale was not Perugia, but Seville, in Spain, a country I have lived in and love.
Amanda Knox: A Mother’s Obsession
Nina Darnton
November 26, 2014
She will lie in state in Seville and will be buried in a private ceremony attended by her husband and children.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess
Barbie Latza Nadeau
November 20, 2014

Historical Examples of seville

On the night of that same day Morella galloped into Seville.
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
You were a familiar of the Holy Office here at Seville—were you not?
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
As to where she was now he did not know, although they had ridden together to Seville.
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
I left Seville to seek my father and obtain his consent to a marriage with Beatriz.
Calderon The Courtier
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Slaves were in great demand in Spain, and quite numerous at Seville.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862
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British Dictionary definitions for seville

Seville

noun

a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: chief town of S Spain under the Vandals and Visigoths (5th–8th centuries); centre of Spanish colonial trade (16th–17th centuries); tourist centre. Pop: 709 975 (2003 est)Ancient name: Hispalis Spanish name: Sevilla (seˈβiʎa)

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Word Origin and History for seville

Seville

inland port city in Spain, Spanish Sevilla, ultimately from Phoenician, from sefela "plain, valley."

seville in Culture

Seville

City in southwestern Spain on the Guadalquivir River; a major port and cultural center.

Note

Seville is the capital of bullfighting in Spain.

Note

Two famous operas, Carmen and The Barber of Seville, are set in Seville.

Note

According to legend, Don Juan lived in Seville.