Corunna
[lah kaw-roo-nyah] /ˌlɑ kɔˈru nyɑ/
noun
1.
a seaport in NW Spain.
[kuh-roon-yuh; Spanish kaw-roo-nyah] /kəˈrun yə; Spanish kɔˈru nyɑ/
noun
1.
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/kəˈrʌnə/
noun
1.
the English name for La Coruña
/Spanish la koˈruɲa/
noun
1.
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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