Evora

[ ev-er-uh; Portuguese e-voo-ruh ]

noun

1. a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.

Évora

/ ˈɛvura /

noun

1. a city in S central Portugal: ancient Roman settlement; occupied by the Moors from 712 to 1166; residence of the Portuguese court in 15th and 16th centuries. Pop: 56 525 (2001) Ancient nameEboraˈiːbərə

Example Sentences

The study, coordinated by the UAB and including the involvement of the CSIC, the University of Évora and the Government of Aragon, also documented how the economic importance of pigs in the Huescan region dates back to the Neolithic.

From Science Daily

The self-made singer, dancer and choreographer became one of the most celebrated female musicians from Africa - alongside South Africans Miriam Makeba, Ivorian Monique Seka, Cape Verdian Cesaria Evora, Benin's Angelique Kidjo, and, of course, her compatriots Mbilia Bel and Yondo Sister.

From BBC

A horse eats grass next to an old irrigation canal near Evora, Portugal, August 9, 2018.

From Reuters

I’ve seen the phenomenon of the earliest light on ancient buildings, such as the Roman columns in Évora, Portugal, which stand outside the front door of the pousada where we stayed in 2017, and on contemporary gems such as architect Frank Gehry’s many-faceted, titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, in 2014.

From Washington Post

He stood out because of his singular eye for the breadth of Cuban humor, and that’s what the editors at Mad noticed, added Evora.

From Washington Times