Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern Spain north-northeast of Valladolid. Site of an ancient Roman settlement, it was recovered from the Moors in the 10th century and in the 13th century was the home of Spain's first university.
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- proper noun A
province in the north ofCastile and León ,Spain - proper noun The capital of the province
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Examples
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Armstrong was first taken to Rio Carrion hospital in Palencia, then to the hospital in Valladolid.
Surgery ahead for Armstrong after crash at Spanish race 2009
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"In the past few months this idea has been changing," Mr. Velarde said by telephone from the spacious apartment he and Ms. Palencia share in Rio de Janeiro.
Exodus of Workers From Continent Reverses Old Patterns Richard Boudreaux 2012
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Michelle Palencia, whose 6-year-old son attends a school that uses the field house as a library, said the group confronted Emanuel because no one else is listening.
Rahm Emanuel Snubs Pilsen Sit-In Protesters During 'Listening Tour' AP 2010
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Contemporary to Christ the Redeemer was Cristo del Otero, a statue in Palencia, Spain designed to be the largest in Europe world at the time but without the funding power of the Rio project.
Kevin Richberg: My Jesus Christ Is Bigger Than Yours Kevin Richberg 2011
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Palencia said Emanuel did say he would call her – and she will be waiting.
Rahm Emanuel Snubs Pilsen Sit-In Protesters During 'Listening Tour' AP 2010
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Mr. Velarde and Ms. Palencia had the misfortune of finishing Polytechnic University of Madrid's architecture program the year of the collapse.
Exodus of Workers From Continent Reverses Old Patterns Richard Boudreaux 2012
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Ms. Palencia counts 20 who left last year to work abroad—in Brazil, China, Japan, Chile, Peru, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Britain.
Exodus of Workers From Continent Reverses Old Patterns Richard Boudreaux 2012
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Palencia said Emanuel did say he would call her – and she will be waiting.
Rahm Emanuel Snubs Pilsen Sit-In Protesters During 'Listening Tour' AP 2010
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Soon after Spain's real-estate bust put Andrés Velarde and María Palencia out of work, the young architects gathered their drafting materials and moved 5,000 miles to Brazil—drawn by a hope, but no promise, of employment.
Exodus of Workers From Continent Reverses Old Patterns Richard Boudreaux 2012
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Michelle Palencia, whose 6-year-old son attends a school that uses the field house as a library, said the group confronted Emanuel because no one else is listening.
Rahm Emanuel Snubs Pilsen Sit-In Protesters During 'Listening Tour' AP 2010
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