Xeres
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
"Yes; I am going to Xeres for wine, for the French general."
From Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War by Paget, Walter
Xeres, Jonah ben Jacob, was a native of North Africa, where he came in contact with English Christian merchants and learned the truth as it is in Jesus from them.
From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.
"I know it—I know it!" cried Lepine, who had often in his Sunday rambles noticed the lone picturesque little inn; "it is in a lane that opens on the highroad to Xeres."
From The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville by A. L. O. E.
It refers to Garcias Gomes, governor of the city of Xeres.
From History of the Moors of Spain by Florian, M.
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