Xeres
Britishnoun
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Figures obtained by the BBC revealed Operation Daybreak has now received 391 separate allegations, while another 223 complaints have been made to Operation Xeres.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2016
I have only a letter from him to the house of Simon Peron, at Xeres.
From Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War by Paget, Walter
In the interior of Spain, about one hundred and thirty miles southwest of Madrid, there is the small walled town of Xeres.
From Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
When the French devastated the neighbourhood of Xeres in 1809, they destroyed many of the vineyards, and for a time put the winegrowers to great shifts.
From Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
He did not like being called "Don Joaquin"; he preferred being known by his surname, as "Mr. Xeres."
From Mariquita A Novel by Ayscough, John
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