Zaragoza

[ thah-rah-gaw-thah, sah-rah-gaw-sah ]
/ ˌθɑ rɑˈgɔ θɑ, ˌsɑ rɑˈgɔ sɑ /

noun

Spanish name of Saragossa.

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Zaragoza
/ (Spanish θaraˈɣoθa) /

noun

a city in NE Spain, on the River Ebro: Roman colony established 25 bc; under Moorish rule (714–1118); capital of Aragon (12th–15th centuries); twice besieged by the French during the Peninsular War and captured (1809); university (1474). Pop: 626 081 (2003 est)Pre-Roman name: Salduba Latin name: Caesaraugusta English name: Saragossa
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