Madrid

American  

[muh-drid, mah-threeth] / məˈdrɪd, mɑˈðrið /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Spain, in the central part.

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Madrid British  

/ məˈdrɪd /

noun

1. the capital of Spain, situated centrally in New Castile: the highest European capital, at an altitude of about 700 m (2300 ft); a Moorish fortress in the 10th century, captured by Castile in 1083 and made capital of Spain in 1561; university (1836). Pop: 3 092 759 (2003 est)

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Madrid Cultural  

1. Capital of Spain and largest city in the country, located in the center of Spain.

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Madrid is the home of an outstanding art museum, the Museo del Prado.

Madrid was the scene of fighting between the Loyalists and rebel forces of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War; the city was greatly damaged.

Other Word Forms

• Madrilenian adjective

Example Sentences

Arsenal's Rice will be the high-class hub of England's midfield, with Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa fighting for the number 10 position.

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Take Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, for example, who has completed 70 dribbles in La Liga this season and 22 in 12 Champions League outings.

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Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, Madrid's defence minister Margarita Robles has said.

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Sinner has a free run at Alcaraz over the coming weeks, when he is expected to play two Masters events - which carry 1,000 points for the champion - in Monte Carlo and Madrid.

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The most obvious big call there is Morgan Rogers instead of Jude Bellingham and come the summer it may very well be the Real Madrid man in the team instead.

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