Zamora

American

[thah-maw-rah, sah-] / θɑˈmɔ rɑ, sɑ- /

noun

Alcalá Niceto Alcalá Zamora y Torres, 1877–1949, Spanish statesman: 1st president of the Republic 1931–36.

Zamora British

/ θaˈmora /

noun

a city in NW central Spain, on the Douro River. Pop: 65 639 (2003 est)

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In the produce aisle, Jose Zamora said he wouldn’t mind a studio—it would spare him a 50-mile round-trip daily commute from Vallejo, where he lives with his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Last week, Briton Sandy Ryan claimed the vacant belt with victory over Mexico's Karla Ramos Zamora in Nottingham.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

In reality, aside from Zamora, only three others were listed on the company’s payroll: his now ex-wife, her brother and the couple’s nanny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Southwark Crown Court heard that between 2019 and 2023, Zamora Yrala's company AOG Technics supplied an estimated 60,000 parts for CFM56 engines with forged documents.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

I had to stop to pull the brambles off, and then I turned up Zamora Street toward Mr. Gee’s.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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