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Definition of Seville
1. Noun. A city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain
Definition of Seville
1. Proper noun. A city in Andalusia, Spain. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seville
Literary usage of Seville
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The oils of Cordova and Seville, and the wines of Jerez and Malaga are famous;
... Much attention is given in Cordova and Seville to the breeding of fine ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The chief existing monument of the Romans in Seville itself is the aqueduct, on
four hundred and ten arches, by which the water from ..."
3. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2007)
"Many cruise passengers use their port of call time in Cadiz to take an excursion
to Seville, one of the tourist treasure troves of ..."
4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"... of Seville is admirable, its climate delicious, its environs fertile. But •what
little advantage has been reaped from fo many ..."
5. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"He had quitted Seville the 1st of April with twelve regiments of infantry, tw*o
of cavalry, and one battery of artillery. His march was by Lora del Rio and ..."
6. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"ISIDORE OF Seville: Isidore, archbishop of Seville and encyclopedist, was born
about 560, the place unknown ; d. at Seville, Spain, Life. Apr. 4, 636. ..."
7. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1907)
"All that we know of Rodrigo de Valero rests on the unreliable testimony of Gonzalez
de Monies, who describes him as a wealthy youth of Lebrija, near Seville ..."
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