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Definition of Cordova
1. Noun. Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526).
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Explorer
2. Noun. A city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain
3. Noun. A city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Argentina, Argentine Republic
Definition of Cordova
1. Proper noun. A Spanish province ¹
2. Proper noun. The capital city of that province ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordova
Literary usage of Cordova
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2002)
"Cordova I ocated at the mouth of the Copper River, Cordova is one of the most
... Five glaciers are easily accessible from Cordova. Cordova has also been, ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"The University of Cordova was founded c. 980 by the Calif Hakim II. It is true
that both theology and jurisprudence had been cultivated in Cordova before ..."
3. Spain and Portugal: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"From Madrid to Cordova (Seville) via Alcázar and Baeza 326 From ... From Cordova
to Málaga via Puente Genii and Bobadilla 378 From La Boda to Marchena, 379. ..."
4. La Plata, the Argentine Confederation and Paraguay: Being a Narrative of the by Thomas Jefferson Page (1859)
"From Tio to Cordova the postas are for the benefit of travelers, who may find at
them all the usual accommodations—an empty house, scanty fare, ..."
5. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints by Alban Butler (1866)
"Our saint was educated among the clergy of the church of St. Zoilus, a martyr,
who suffered at Cordova, with nineteen others, under Dioclesian, ..."
6. Spain and the Spaniards by Edmondo De Amicis, Stanley Rhoads Yarnall (1895)
"Cordova. and there white, graceful bridges, which span rivulets hidden by the trees.
... We are drawing near to Cordova: the train flies; one sees little ..."
7. A Year in Spain: By a Young American by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1836)
"Cordova, one of the four kingdoms of Andalusia, is situated on either side of
the Guadalquivir. That far-famed and really beautiful stream divides it into ..."
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