La Coruña
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La Co·ru·ña
(lä′ kə-ro͞on′yə, kō-ro͞o′nyä) A city of northwest Spain on the Atlantic Ocean west of Oviedo. Perhaps predating Roman times, it was the point of departure for the Spanish Armada (1588).
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La Coruña
(Spanish la koˈruɲa)n
(Placename) a port in NW Spain, on the Atlantic: point of departure for the Spanish Armada (1588); site of the defeat of the French by the British under Sir John Moore in the Peninsular War (1809). Pop: 243 902 (2003 est). Galician name: A Coruña English name: Corunna
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La Co•ru•ña
(ˌlɑ kəˈrun yə)n.
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