Definition of San Sebastian

1. Noun. A city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain

Definition of San Sebastian

1. Proper noun. A coastal city in the Basque Country of northern Spain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of San Sebastian

San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosí
San Marco
San Marcos
San Marinese
San Marino
San Mateo
San Melchor Betaza
San Miguel sea lion virus
San Pablo
San Pedro Sula
San Polo
San Rafael
San Salvador
San Sebastian (current term)
San Sebastián
San Siro
Sana
Sana'a
Sanaa
Sanarelli-Shwartzman phenomenon
Sanarelli phenomenon
Sanchana
Sanchez
Sanchez Salorio syndrome
Sancho Panzaism
Sanctity of Confessors
Sanctus
Sand-Dancer
Sand-Dancers

Literary usage of San Sebastian

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

1. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1851)
"ARRIVAL OF A STRANGE SHIP AT San Sebastian. ... It made for the port and dropped anchor at the foot of the height of San Sebastian, and tl ere was no longer ..."

2. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"ARRIVAL OF A STRANGE SHIP AT San Sebastian. ... It made for the port and dropped anchor at the foot of the height of San Sebastian, and there was no longer ..."

3. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"Siege of San Sebastian—Convent of San Bartolomeo stormed—Assault on the place fails—Causes thereof—Siege turned into a blockade, and the guns embarked at ..."

4. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... it was agreed that they should wait awhile, until death reduced their number to the capacity of the boats. WHEN Alonso de Ojeda left San Sebastian for ..."

5. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1898)
"\Vhat is the flag of England 1 Winds of the world declare I— IX.1 THE SIEGE OF San Sebastian. 1813. 'The siege of San Sebastian, ..."

6. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1812)
"NA-VISTA, San Sebastian DE, another, with the dedicatory title of San Juan Bautista, and of La Plata, of the province and mission of A ..."

7. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1851)
"ARRIVAL OF A STRANGE SHIP AT San Sebastian. ... It made for the port and dropped anchor at the foot of the height of San Sebastian, and tl ere was no longer ..."

8. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"ARRIVAL OF A STRANGE SHIP AT San Sebastian. ... It made for the port and dropped anchor at the foot of the height of San Sebastian, and there was no longer ..."

9. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"Siege of San Sebastian—Convent of San Bartolomeo stormed—Assault on the place fails—Causes thereof—Siege turned into a blockade, and the guns embarked at ..."

10. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... it was agreed that they should wait awhile, until death reduced their number to the capacity of the boats. WHEN Alonso de Ojeda left San Sebastian for ..."

11. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1898)
"\Vhat is the flag of England 1 Winds of the world declare I— IX.1 THE SIEGE OF San Sebastian. 1813. 'The siege of San Sebastian, ..."

12. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1812)
"NA-VISTA, San Sebastian DE, another, with the dedicatory title of San Juan Bautista, and of La Plata, of the province and mission of A ..."

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