Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A monastery and palace of central Spain near Madrid. Built from 1563 to 1584, it was commissioned by Philip II to commemorate a victory over the French and is the burial place of many Spanish sovereigns.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the western mining districts of the United States, a place where a mine has been exhausted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A palace and mausoleum of the kings of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid; called also
escurial . It was erected in 1563-1584 and contains a monastery.
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Examples
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And just a few miles from the Escorial is the youngest royal monastery in Spain, finished only half a century ago.
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And just a few miles from the Escorial is the youngest royal monastery in Spain, finished only half a century ago.
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And just a few miles from the Escorial is the youngest royal monastery in Spain, finished only half a century ago.
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And just a few miles from the Escorial is the youngest royal monastery in Spain, finished only half a century ago.
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As the Escorial is a monument to Philip’s Hapsburg dynasty, the Valley is unabashedly a monument to Franco, who lies buried behind the main altar, his gravestone always covered with fresh flowers.
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As the Escorial is a monument to Philip’s Hapsburg dynasty, the Valley is unabashedly a monument to Franco, who lies buried behind the main altar, his gravestone always covered with fresh flowers.
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The Escorial is a treasure-house of art and learning.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The St. Maurice in the chapter hall of the Escorial is a long step toward a new method of expression.
Promenades of an Impressionist James Huneker 1890
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Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos), a school of mines, and a school of agriculture, while at the Escorial is a school of forestry
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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El Escorial electronic media (benefits and necessity of switching off) elephants
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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