Talavera de la Reina

American  

[tah-lah-ve-rah the lah rey-nah] / ˌtɑ lɑˈvɛ rɑ ðɛ lɑ ˈreɪ nɑ /

noun

1. a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: British and Spanish defeat of the French 1809.

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Talavera de la Reina British  

/ talaˈβera ðe la ˈrɛina /

noun

1. a walled town in central Spain, on the Tagus River: scene of the defeat of the French by British and Spanish forces (1809) during the Peninsular War; agricultural processing centre. Pop: 79 916 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Lewis Stevenson, from Derby, fell from Castilla La Mancha bridge, outside the city of Talavera de la Reina, on Sunday.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

The man was scaling one of Spain's highest bridges on Sunday in the city of Talavera de la Reina, situated some 70 miles south-west of Madrid.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024

Friday’s 19th stage is a short circuit with two mountain passes in Talavera de la Reina.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Rodriguez finished the 110-mile course from Talavera de la Reina to San Lorenzo de El Escorial in 4 hours, 49 minutes, 1 second.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2011

She was the wife of Prince Ferdinand, who afterward remarried Dona Maria Luisa Pie de Concha, who was created Duchess of Talavera de la Reina, and given the courtesy title of Highness by Alfonso.

From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly