Lisbon

Lis·bon  (lzbn)

The capital and largest city of Portugal, in the western part of the country on the Tagus River estuary. An ancient Iberian settlement, it was held by the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, taken by the Romans in 205 b.c., and conquered by the Moors c. a.d. 714. Reconquered by the Portuguese in 1147, it flourished in the 16th century during the heyday of colonial expansion in Africa and India. The city was devastated by a major earthquake in 1755. Population: 560,000.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Lisbon - capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic capital of Portugal, Lisboa Ponte 25 de Abril - a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

Translations

Lisbon [ˈlɪzbən] n → Lisboa

Lisbon [ˈlɪzbən] n → Lisbonne

Lisbon [ˈlɪzbən] n → Lissabon nt

Lisbon [ˈlɪzbən] n → Lisbona