Seville

[suh-vil]

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noun

a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: site of the Alcazar; cathedral.

Seville

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noun

Spanish name: Sevilla.��Ancient name: Hispalis.��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: 709 975 (2003 est)

Seville

City in southwestern Spain on the Guadalquivir River; a major port and cultural center.

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Seville is the capital of bullfighting in Spain.

According to legend, Don Juan lived in Seville.

Two famous operas, Carmen and The Barber of Seville, are set in Seville.

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Other Word Forms

Sevillian adjective

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"The extended quality time with Alicia allowed us to develop a strong bond that I believe wouldn't have formed as deeply otherwise," says Octavio, a computer engineer from Seville.

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It's lunchtime in a bar in the southern Spanish city of Seville.

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The prospective St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would have been the first religious school in the nation to operate under a privately run, publicly funded charter agreement.

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St Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School aimed to provide online instruction that incorporated religious teachings for about 500 students from kindergarten through high school.

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Last year, protests were held in Seville, Spain, after the death of five people infected with the disease.

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