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Seville

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Se·ville  (s-vl)
A city of southwest Spain on the Guadalquivir River north-northeast of Cádiz. An important settlement under the Romans, Vandals, and Visigoths, it was conquered by the Moors in a.d. 712 and later taken by Ferdinand III of Castile, who made it his royal residence in 1248. The city especially prospered after the discovery of the New World and served as the chief port of colonial trade until the early 18th century. Population: 676,000.
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Noun1.SevilleSeville - a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
Sevilla
Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
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Spanish Seville [səˈvɪl] n → Sevilla
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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.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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.
A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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