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Guernica

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Guer·ni·ca  (gwârn-k, gr-nkä) also Guernica y Lu·no ( ln)
A town in the Basque region of north-central Spain northeast of Bilbao. Its April 1937 bombing by German planes during the Spanish Civil War inspired one of Picasso's most famous paintings. Population: 16,000.
Guernica [gɜːˈniːkə ˈgɜːnɪkə (Spanish) gɛrˈnika]
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(Placename) a town in N Spain: formerly the seat of a Basque parliament; destroyed in 1937 by German bombers during the Spanish Civil War, an event depicted in one of Picasso's most famous paintings. Pop.: 16 380 (latest est.)


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