Teruel

British

/ teˈrwɛl /

noun

a city in E central Spain: 15th-century cathedral; scene of fierce fighting during the Spanish Civil War. Pop: 32 304 (2003 est)

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The province of Teruel, which includes Pitarque, is one of the EU's least populated.

From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2022

He was injured at the Battle of Teruel, discovered, and sent home.

From Slate • May 27, 2021

On one day alone, 3 April, the Teruel boneyard received five Boeing 747s and two Boeing 777s.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2020

The husband-and-wife team work in the town of Landete near where three provinces, Cuenca, Teruel and Valencia meet.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

And they said among themselves, "Let us pursue them and spoil them, for if they of Teruel should be before us, the honour and the profit will be theirs, and we shall have nothing."

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

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