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barcelona

/ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/

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What does barcelona mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.
  2. A province of Catalonia, Spain.
  3. A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
More meanings (7)

proper noun

  1. A hamlet in Pelynt parish, Cornwall, England.
  2. A barangay of Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
  3. A municipality of Sorsogon, Philippines.
  4. A barangay of Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of Lingig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
  6. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States.
  7. The capital city of the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/

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When he arrived at Barcelona, he looked like a spectre and was spitting blood.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
One of these latter is to be found at the University of Barcelona, Spain.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907
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M. Bonpland recognised the cuspare in the vegetation of the gulf of Santa Fe, situated between the ports of Cumana and Barcelona.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
She would say in Copenhagen, or in Barcelona; having, while making the tour of Europe, spent a couple of days at each of these places.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
Coming up from the South to end it with the important and really dangerous part of the scheme in hand, we found it necessary to look into Barcelona for certain definite information.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058