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lisbon

/ˈlɪzbən/

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What does lisbon mean?

noun

  1. A sweet, light-coloured wine from Portugal.

proper noun

  1. A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal.
  2. A district of Portugal around the capital.
More meanings (20)

proper noun

  1. The Portuguese government.
  2. A town in New London County, Connecticut.
  3. A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida.
  4. A village and township in Kendall County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Noble County, Indiana.
  6. A city in Linn County, Iowa.
  7. A village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
  8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  9. A census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland.
  10. A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Missouri.
  12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  13. A town in St. Lawrence County, New York, named after Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
  14. A township in Sampson County, North Carolina.
  15. A city, the county seat of Ransom County, North Dakota.
  16. A village, the county seat of Columbiana County, Ohio.
  17. An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio.
  18. A township in Davison County, South Dakota.
  19. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
  20. A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɪzbən/

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I left Lisbon the 24th day of November, in an English merchantman, but who was the master I never inquired.
Jonathan SwiftGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #829
Finally they arrived in Lisbon and spent six days which, in a journal privately issued afterwards, they described as of “unique interest.”
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
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Still another claim to miracle is based upon his arriving at Lisbon and finding his great colleague, Simon Rodriguez, ill of fever.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
Foreign capitals are every day intruding themselves, if I may say so, more and more into the trade of Cadiz and Lisbon.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
Repairing his tattered cassock, and with no other baggage than his breviary, he at once started for Lisbon and embarked for the East.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935