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Oviedo

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O·vie·do  (-vyd, -vy)
A city of northwest Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains. Founded c. 760, it flourished as the capital of Asturian kings until 910. The city was severely damaged during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Population: 217,000.

Oviedo (Spanish) [oˈβjeðo]
n
(Placename) a city in NW Spain: capital of Asturias from 810 until 1002; centre of a coal- and iron-mining area. Pop.: 199 549 (1998 est.)
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Noun1.Oviedo - a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power


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