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  • CAIR´BRE (_2 syl. _), sometimes called Cair´bar, third king of Ireland, of the Caledonian line.

    Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853

  • I'd nip in then, when Caspian and the rest of them are off having adventures, I'd just chill at Cair Paravel.

    On the Way Back From Brooklyn to Fillory Barbara Chai 2011

  • Ironically, the FBI as of last April refused to view Cair, the most influential Muslim-American advocacy group, as an "appropriate liaison partner" due to unfounded and baseless allegations connecting its executives to Hamas.

    Wajahat Ali: "Jihabees": Stopping Jihadist-Wannabees 2009

  • Upon discovering a video left behind by the alleged leader of the group declaring his plans to fight on behalf of Muslims, his parents consulted with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) who reported the disappearance of the young men to the FBI.

    Wajahat Ali: "Jihabees": Stopping Jihadist-Wannabees 2009

  • I don't have to reread all of PRINCE CASPIAN to thrill at the rediscovery of Cair Paravel; three paragraphs and a quick skim will do it.

    Keeping the unicorns at bay Roger Sutton 2006

  • Aslan decrees that the Golden Age of Narnia will begin when "Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve" sit on the thrones at Cair Paravel; because the portals to Narnia are in England, this means, in effect, that Brits must rule.

    In Defense of C. S. Lewis 2001

  • The glistening citadel of this dateline does not in fact exist, but to children it can be more real than many an actual place: Cair Paravel is the capital of Narnia, the setting of what was, until Harry Potter, the world's best-selling fantasy series.

    In Defense of C. S. Lewis 2001

  • Aslan decrees that the Golden Age of Narnia will begin when "Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve" sit on the thrones at Cair Paravel; because the portals to Narnia are in England, this means, in effect, that Brits must rule.

    In Defense of C. S. Lewis 2001

  • The glistening citadel of this dateline does not in fact exist, but to children it can be more real than many an actual place: Cair Paravel is the capital of Narnia, the setting of what was, until Harry Potter, the world's best-selling fantasy series.

    In Defense of C. S. Lewis 2001

  • I shall find Cair Paravel, most likely with open gates, and ride in.

    The Horse And His Boy Lewis, C S 1954

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