Definition of Quinta

1. a country estate in Portugal or Latin America [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quinta

quinquevir
quinquevirate
quinquevirates
quinqueviri
quinquevirs
quinquina
quinquivalence
quinquivalent
quins
quinsied
quinsies
quinsy
quinsyberry
quinsywort
quint
quinta (current term)
quintagenarian
quintagenarians
quintain
quintains
quintal
quintals
quintan
quintans
quintar
quintars
quintas
quintate
quintates

Literary usage of Quinta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. La Plata, the Argentine Confederation and Paraguay: Being a Narrative of the by Thomas Jefferson Page (1859)
"The President's quinta.—Salinas.—AH ill.—The Cor fuso.—The Salado. ... Have in view the President's quinta ; it extends fo six miles along the river ..."

2. La Plata, the Argentine Confederation and Paraguay: Being a Narrative of the by Thomas Jefferson Page (1859)
"Have in view the President's quinta; it extends for six miles along the river; all is verdant and enameled with cultivation. At the highest point of the ..."

3. Portugal by Martin Gostelow (2001)
"quinta do Lago offers challenging courses for players of all levels. lines into ... quinta do Lago and Vilamoura. Visitors staying in hotels, apartments or ..."

4. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"Rattling through Mata-porcos (pig-killing street), we came to a point where the road merged into two others, one leading to the imperial quinta. ..."

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