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Seville [səˈvɪl] n
(Placename) a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: chief town of S Spain under the Vandals and Visigoths (5th-8th centuries); centre of Spanish colonial trade (16th-17th centuries); tourist centre. Pop.: 701 927 (1998 est.) Ancient name Hispalis Spanish name Sevilla [seˈβiʎa] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| "We might be seeing it all this spring--even the Easter ceremonies at Seville," he urged, exaggerating his demands in the hope of a larger concession. Not the Inquisition of Seville, nor the German Vehm-gericht, nor the Secret Societies of Italy, were ever able to put a more formidable machinery in motion than that which cast a cloud over the State of Utah. He looked up through the green leaves at the blue sky, bedappled with white, fleecy clouds, and wondered whether she guessed that his appearance here, his ownership of Iris, the studious care with which he had placed himself in the hands of a Seville Row tailor were all for her sake. |
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