Asturias

[ a-stoor-ee-uhs, a-styoor-; Spanish ahs-too-ryahs ]

noun

1. Mi·guel Án·gel [mee-, gel, , ahng, -hel], 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
2. a former kingdom and province in NW Spain.

Asturias

¹

/ æˈstʊərɪˌæs /

noun

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

²

/ æˈstʊərɪˌæs /

noun

1. AsturiasMiguel Ángel18991974MGuatemalanWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet Miguel Ángel. 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist and poet. His novels include El Señor Presidente (1946). Nobel prize for literature 1967

Example Sentences

Take Cabrales, a blue cheese crafted by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain, which captures the verdant essence of grazing cows thriving in lush pastures.

From Salon

Auster, who also enjoyed a rich career as a poet and memoirist, was awarded with several prizes during his prolific career, including the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, the Prix Médicis étranger, an Independent Spirit Award and the Premio Napoli.

From Los Angeles Times

The alarm has also been raised on the Asturias coast, further east.

From BBC

Her royal duties then came to the fore as she presided over her own Princess of Asturias awards on 20 October.

From BBC

Paris Match ran a headline on the Bulgari earrings that Leonor had worn for the Princess of Asturias awards ceremony.

From BBC