Linares

American  

[lee-nah-res] / liˈnɑ rɛs /

noun

1. a city in S Spain.

---

Linares British  

/ liˈnares /

noun

1. a city in S Spain: site of Scipio Africanus' defeat of the Carthaginians (208 _bc ); lead mines. Pop: 58 257 (2003 est)

---

Example Sentences

On a sunny Wednesday evening in central London, Keilly Linares, 26, and Chyna Buena, 27, are enjoying post-work drinks in a park.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

At the 1994 tournament in Linares, Spain, Mr. Kasparov—as the camera later showed—made a blundering move, let go of the piece, changed his mind and moved it back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

California 105, Saddleback 77: Jair Linares had 26 points for 11-7 California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

“I was taking the learning I did when I was 19 and thinking, how do I bring this approach to parents who are in extremely difficult circumstances?” said Linares.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

At the same time, a new colony was founded in Nuevo Leon, forty leagues south-east from Monterey, which, in honor of the viceroy received the name of San Felipe de Linares.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz