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Salamanca

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Sal·a·man·ca  (sl-mngk, sälä-mängkä)
A city of west-central Spain west-northwest of Madrid. Conquered by Hannibal in 220 b.c., it was captured by Moors in the 8th century a.d. and held by them until the late 11th century. Population: 156,000.
Salamanca (Spanish) [salaˈmaŋka]
n
(Placename) a city in W Spain: a leading cultural centre of Europe till the end of the 16th century; market town. Pop.: 158 457 (1998 est.)


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Don Quixote asked Pedro to tell him who the dead man was and who the shepherdess, to which Pedro replied that all he knew was that the dead man was a wealthy gentleman belonging to a village in those mountains, who had been a student at Salamanca for many years, at the end of which he returned to his village with the reputation of being very learned and deeply read.
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He did not wish to deprive them of the pleasure of giving him a surprise, so he pretended not to see de Beausset and called Fabvier to him, listening silently and with a stern frown to what Fabvier told him of the heroism and devotion of his troops fighting at Salamanca, at the other end of Europe, with but one thought- to be worthy of their Emperor- and but one fear- to fail to please him.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Vittoria, Salamanca, Toulouse, Waterloo, Moodkee, Ferozshah, an' Sobraon - that was fought close next door here, against the very beggars he wants us to join.
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