Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern Spain east-southeast of Bilbao. An ancient Basque city, it was captured by the Visigoths, Franks, and Moors and became the capital of the kingdom of Navarre (824–1512). The city is known for its annual running of the bulls during the feast of San Fermin.
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- proper noun A city in
Navarre of northernSpain famous for the running of the bulls.
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Examples
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Hanning had attended the encierro in Pamplona, Spain, in 2002, and it made a large impression on him.
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This is more fun than running with the bulls in Pamplona
Beat 360° 9/29/09 2009
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Hanning had attended the encierro in Pamplona, Spain, in 2002, and it made a large impression on him.
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Hanning had attended the encierro in Pamplona, Spain, in 2002, and it made a large impression on him.
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Now that Wimbledon is over, the current international sporting spectacle is the running of the bulls in Pamplona Spain.
Go Bulls!! 2008
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Another emigrant appeals to relatives in Pamplona that they send his nephew: "eight months ago I lost my wife to tabardillo, and so now I am an orphan, without wife, son or daughter."
Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico 2008
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Great footage on YouTube — this is just one example — of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, which happened today.
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Great footage on YouTube — this is just one example — of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, which happened today.
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Now that Wimbledon is over, the current international sporting spectacle is the running of the bulls in Pamplona Spain.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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"I feel like I'm running with the Spanish bulls in Pamplona, trying to keep up with the crowds following Tiger," Adam Gazal said.
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