Valladolid
[ val-uh-duh-lid; Spanish vah-yah-thaw-leeth ]
/ ˌvæl ə dəˈlɪd; Spanish ˌvɑ yɑ ðɔˈlið /
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noun
a city in northern Spain, northwest of Madrid: Columbus died here 1506.
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Valladolid
/ (Spanish baʎaðoˈlið) /
noun
a city in NW Spain: residence of the Spanish court in the 16th century; university (1346). Pop: 321 143 (2003 est)
the former name (until 1828) of Morelia
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