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madrid

/məˈdɹɪd/

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What does madrid mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Spain.
  2. An autonomous community of Spain, the Community of Madrid.
  3. A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.
More meanings (12)

proper noun

  1. The Spanish government.
  2. A town and municipality of Western Savanna Province, Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
  3. A town in Tecomán Municipality, Colima, Mexico.
  4. A municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
  5. A small town in Houston County, Alabama.
  6. A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  7. A small city in Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa.
  8. A former town in Franklin County, Maine, now unorganized territory.
  9. A village in Perkins County, Nebraska.
  10. A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  11. A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
  12. A surname from Spanish.

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IPA pronunciation

/məˈdɹɪd/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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On my arrival at Madrid I had reason to congratulate myself on the resolution I had formed of visiting the Peninsula.
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
The manner of life of the Gitános of Madrid differs in no material respect from that of their brethren in other places.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
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When he had hoppity-kicked a good way, and was near Madrid, he came to a clump of bushes, where the Wind was caught fast.
Sara Cone BryantStories to Tell to ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #473
A messenger was already on his way from Madrid, bearing to him the order of the Golden Fleece, when death overtook him at Leipzig.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
The Government at Madrid now assumed control of the region; settlers became more numerous, the planting of sugar was begun, the province flourished.
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712