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Badajoz

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Ba·da·joz  (bäd-hz, -ä-hth)
A city of southwest Spain on the Guadiana River near the Portugal border. An ancient fortress city, it rose to prominence under the Moors as the seat (1022-1094) of a vast independent emirate. Population: 145,000.
Badajoz [ˈbædəˌhɒz (Spanish) baˈðaxoθ]
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(Placename) a city in SW Spain: strategically positioned near the frontier with Portugal. Pop.: 134 710 (1998 est.)
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