Madrid

[ muh-drid; Spanish mah-threeth ]

noun

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

Madrid

/ 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)

Madrid

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

Notes

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 Words From

• Mad·ri·le·ni·an [mah-dr, uh, -, lee, -nee-, uh, n, ‑-, leen, -y, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

The electronic messages the Blade reviewed were between Madrid and one of the young men Weaver was texting.

From Washington Blade

Twinco Capital, a Madrid and Amsterdam-based startup making it easier to access supply chain finance, has raised €3 million in funding.

From TechCrunch

“Cheese has been oil-cured as a means of preservation for centuries in Spain,” says Clara Díez, co-owner of Quesería Cultivo, a boutique cheese shop in Madrid.

From Popular-Science

While main hubs Madrid and Barcelona bump heads politically, tech ecosystems in each city have been developing with local support.

From TechCrunch

In regions with very large outbreaks—New York, Milan, Madrid, and London—I am convinced it’s a combination.

From MIT Technology Review

Prado was the first name I recognized here since I used to live a few blocks from the Prado museum in Madrid when I was 20.

From The Daily Beast

Tom Hanks checks into hotels under the name “Johnny Madrid!”

From The Daily Beast

Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.

From The Daily Beast

The body will be incinerated at a medical waste plant in Madrid.

From The Daily Beast

A 44-year-old Spanish nurse from Madrid is the first person known to contract the deadly Ebola virus outside of Africa.

From The Daily Beast

Two of these pictures are in the Museo del Prado, at Madrid.

From Project Gutenberg

Junot already held Portugal; it seemed as if it needed but a vigorous movement to oust the Bourbons from Madrid.

From Project Gutenberg

The Spanish authorities had just time before this measure was taken to report the bare facts to Madrid by cable.

From Project Gutenberg

Given at Madrid, December thirty-one, one thousand six hundred and twenty-two.

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Given in Madrid, November twenty-seven, one thousand six hundred and twenty-three.

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