Vitoria

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[ vi-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-; Spanish vee-taw-ryah ]

noun

1. Fran·cis·co de [f, r, ahn-, thees, -kaw , th, e], c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
2. a city in northern Spain: decisive defeat of the French forces in Spain 1813.

Vitória

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[ vi-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-; Portuguese vi-taw-ryah ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Espírito Santo, in E Brazil.

Vitória

¹

/ viˈtɔrja; vɪˈtɔːrɪə /

noun

1. a port in E Brazil, capital of Espírito Santo state, on an island in the Bay of Espírito Santo. Pop: 1 602 000 (2005 est)

Vitoria

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/ biˈtorja /

noun

1. a city in NE Spain: scene of Wellington's decisive victory (1813) over Napoleon's forces in the Peninsular War. Pop: 223 257 (2003 est) Official name (including the Basque name)Vitoria-Gasteiz

Vitoria

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/ biˈtorja /

noun

1. VitoriaFrancisco de?14861546MSpanishRELIGION: theologian Francisco de. ?1486–1546, Spanish theologian, sometimes considered the father of international law. He criticized Spanish colonial policy in the New World and argued that war was only defensible in certain strictly defined circumstances

Example Sentences

There was a reserve of thirty-five thousand, the guard and cavalry, at Tolosa and Vitoria.

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If the foreigner enter Spain by Irun, the first cathedral town on his way south is Vitoria.

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Its capital, Vitoria, is said to have been founded by the Gothic king Leovigild .

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On the tenth day from Madrid they reached Vitoria, and gave a performance in the quaint old town.

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Savary succeeded in persuading the young prince to go to Burgos, and when Napoleon was not found there to Vitoria.

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