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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains. Founded c. 760, it flourished as the capital of Asturian kings until 910. The city was severely damaged during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939).
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- proper noun A town in
Asturias in northwesternSpain , near the Cantabrian Mountains, founded circa 760. - proper noun A town in
Florida ,United States .
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- noun a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
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Examples
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Born in Oviedo, the capital of the Asturias region, and also part Basque, Ms. Urquiola has designed the sets for a new interpretation of the Monteverdi opera, "The Coronation of Poppea."
Design With a Poetical Touch J. S. Marcus 2010
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After donning a sheer neckline with a statement necklace on Thursday, Princess Letizia was back out and about in Oviedo on Friday in a pair ...
Princess Letizia Dons Two Looks In One Day (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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XIX Musical Week closing concert in Oviedo on Thursday night.
Princess Letizia Pairs Statement Necklace With Sheer Frock (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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The co-production, mounted by several Spanish opera companies and staged by her fellow Asturian, director Emilio Sagi, had its premier in Oviedo on Sept. 17 and will open tonight, in Bilbao's opera house, the Teatro Arriaga, where Mr. Sagi is artistic director.
Design With a Poetical Touch J. S. Marcus 2010
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Spain's Princess Letizia attended the "XIX Musical Week" closing concert in Oviedo on Thursday night.
Princess Letizia Pairs Statement Necklace With Sheer Frock (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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Spain's Princess Letizia attended the "XIX Musical Week" closing concert in Oviedo on Thursday night.
Princess Letizia Pairs Statement Necklace With Sheer Frock (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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His name was Lorenzo Suarez De Longoria, and he is Eva's ninth-great-grandfather, born in Oviedo, Spain, around the year 1592.
Faces of America: The True Dichotomy of Eva Longoria Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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His name was Lorenzo Suarez De Longoria, and he is Eva's ninth-great-grandfather, born in Oviedo, Spain, around the year 1592.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Faces of America: The True Dichotomy of Eva Longoria Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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Spain's Princess Letizia attended the "XIX Musical Week" closing concert in Oviedo on Thursday night.
Princess Letizia Pairs Statement Necklace With Sheer Frock (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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Editor's Note: We'd like to thank Martin Oviedo, a game warden with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Dallas County who partnered with Minter on the opening day of the Texas firearms deer season, for taking the photos of Minter in the field (slides 8-14 and 16-18).
31-Point Double Drop Tine Texas Buck is Kaufman County Game Warden's First With a Bow 2009
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