Asturias

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æˈstʊərɪˌæs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(a stŏŏr′ē əs, a styŏŏr′-; Sp. äs to̅o̅′ryäs)



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As•tu•ri•as  (a stŏŏr′ē əs, a styŏŏr′-; Sp. äs to̅o̅′ryäs),USA pronunciation n. 
    Mi•guel Án•gel  (mē gel′ äng′hel),USA pronunciation 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel prize 1967.
  1. Place Namesa former kingdom and province in NW Spain.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Asturias / æˈstʊərɪˌæs/
  1. a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources
Asturias / æˈstʊərɪˌæs/
  1. Miguel Ángel. 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist and poet. His novels include El Señor Presidente (1946). Nobel prize for literature 1967
'Asturias' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Asturian - Gijón - Oviedo - fabada

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