Tagus

Ta·gus (t

s) also Ta·jo (tä

)

A river of the Iberian Peninsula rising in east-central Spain and flowing generally westward about 941 km (585 mi) through central Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean.

Tagus [ˈteɪgəs]

(Placename) a river in SW Europe, rising in E central Spain and flowing west to the border with Portugal, then southwest to the Atlantic at Lisbon: the longest river of the Iberian Peninsula. Length: 1007 km (626 miles) Portuguese name Tejo Spanish name Tajo

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Noun

Tagus - a European river; flows into the North Atlantic

Tagus River

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)

Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

Translations

Tagus [ˈteɪgəs] N → Tajo m

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across Alcántara Almada capital of Portugal Espana Estremadura Kingdom of Spain Lisboa Lisbon Ponte 25 de Abril Portugal Portuguese Republic river sail Spain Tagus River Tajo Talavera de la Reina Tejo	No echoes of that discord shall be heard Where Father Tagus rolls, or on the banks Of olive-bordered Betis; to the rocks Or in deep caverns shall my plaint be told, And by a lifeless tongue in living words; Or in dark valleys or on lonely shores, Where neither foot of man nor sunbeam falls; Or in among the poison-breathing swarms Of monsters nourished by the sluggish Nile. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context They had dropped anchor in the mouth of the Tagus, and instead of cleaving new waves perpetually, the same waves kept returning and washing against the sides of the ship. The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context	Tagetes erecta Tagetes patula Tageteste taggant tagged tagger taggers tagging program tagine Taglet Taglia Tagliacotain tagliatelle tagline Taglioni Taglock tagma tagmeme tagmemics Tagnicate Tagore Tagsore Tagtail taguan Taguicati Tagus Tagus River Taha taha Maori Tahaleb tahini Tahiti Tahitian Tahltan Tahoe tahoka daisy tahr tahsil tahsildar Tai tai chi tai chi chuan Tai Dam Tai Hu Tai Long Tai Lue Tai Nuea Tai Yuan taiaha taichi taichichuan	TAGPMA TAGR TAGRA TAGRAS TAGRI Tagrit tags tags tags tags tags tags Tags for the Identification of Languages Tags, Limits and Quality TAGSI Tagsore TAGSRWC TAGT Tagtail Tagteam TAGTMAR TAGU Tagua Tagua Tagua palm taguan Taguicati Tagul Tagum National Trade School Tagungtung Tagus Tagus estuary Tagus estuary Tagus River Tagus River Tagutok TAGV TAGVHD TAGW TAH TAH TAH-BSO Tah-gah-jute TAH/BSO Taha Taha Taha Husayn Taha Hussein Taha Mahmud, Ali taha Maori Taha Yarn Manufacturing Tahaleb TAHAM Tahanrih Tahanrih TAHAP Tahap Kecekapan Tahap Kecekapan 5 Tahapanes Taharids

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across
Alcántara
Almada
capital of Portugal
Espana
Estremadura
Kingdom of Spain
Lisboa
Lisbon
Ponte 25 de Abril
Portugal
Portuguese Republic
river
sail
Spain
Tagus River
Tajo
Talavera de la Reina
Tejo

No echoes of that discord shall be heard Where Father Tagus rolls, or on the banks Of olive-bordered Betis; to the rocks Or in deep caverns shall my plaint be told, And by a lifeless tongue in living words; Or in dark valleys or on lonely shores, Where neither foot of man nor sunbeam falls; Or in among the poison-breathing swarms Of monsters nourished by the sluggish Nile.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

They had dropped anchor in the mouth of the Tagus, and instead of cleaving new waves perpetually, the same waves kept returning and washing against the sides of the ship.

The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context

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