Zamora

American

[thah-maw-rah, sah-] / θɑˈmɔ rɑ, sɑ- /

noun

Alcalá Niceto Alcalá Zamora y Torres, 1877–1949, Spanish statesman: 1st president of the Republic 1931–36.

Zamora British

/ θaˈmora /

noun

a city in NW central Spain, on the Douro River. Pop: 65 639 (2003 est)

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His Lamborghini suffered a tyre blow-out, crashing and catching fire in Cernadilla in the Zamora province of Spain.

From BBC

The Bank of Mexico statement shows greater caution about further monetary easing amid persistent inflation pressures, Janneth Quiroz Zamora and Kevin Louis Castro of Monex Grupo Financiero said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Antonio and Jesús Zamora, brothers from Michoacán state, were preparing to run 260 miles back to their hometown.

From Los Angeles Times

“I prayed for my people,” Zamora said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Harfuch strikes me as a good man with fine intentions,” said Carmen Zamora, 46, a restaurant owner in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times

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