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Barcelona

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Bar·ce·lo·na  (bärs-ln)
A city of northeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. Founded by the Carthaginians, it prospered under the Romans and Visigoths, fell to the Moors in 713, and was taken by Charlemagne's Frankish troops in 801. It has long been a center of Catalan separatism and radical political movements. Population: 1,600,000.
Barcelona [ˌbɑːsɪˈləʊnə]
n
(Placename) the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936-39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop.: 1 505 581 (1998 est.) Ancient name Barcino [bɑːˈsiːnəʊ]
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Noun1.BarcelonaBarcelona - a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
Translations
Barcelona [ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə] N → Barcelona f
Barcelona [ˌbɑːrsɪˈləʊnə] n → Barcelone
bar chart n → diagramme m en bâtons
bar code n → code m à barres
Barcelona [bɑːsɪˈləʊnə] n → Barcellona
Barcelona [bɑːsɪˈləʊnə] n → Barcellona


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He developed a talent for telling them home truths, which made them bear with fortitude his declaration that he had done with that city and was settling in Gerona, a little town in the north of Spain which had attracted him when he saw it from the train on his way to Barcelona.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Coming up from the South to end it with the important and really dangerous part of the scheme in hand, we found it necessary to look into Barcelona for certain definite information.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Only ask Portugal, Barcelona, and Valencia, where they have been printed, and moreover there is a report that it is being printed at Antwerp, and I am persuaded there will not be a country or language in which there will not be a translation of it.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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