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Oviedo

American  
[aw-vye-thaw] / ɔˈvyɛ ðɔ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Spain.


Oviedo British  
/ oˈβjeðo /

noun

  1. a city in NW Spain: capital of Asturias from 810 until 1002; centre of a coal- and iron-mining area. Pop: 207 699 (2003 est)

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The Oviedo choice weakens Ms. Valencia on the right, where she is viewed with suspicion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Last week she chose as her running mate center-left presidential candidate Juan Daniel Oviedo, who finished second in the primary with more than 1.2 million votes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Listener chatter from Mason Cash in Oviedo, Florida: a Major Questions Doctrine song in the style of Gilbert & Sullivan!

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Alvaro Arbeloa's team moved two points clear of rivals Barcelona, who host Real Oviedo on Sunday.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

GIJ�N, a seaport of northern Spain, in the province of Oviedo; on the Bay of Biscay, and at the terminus of railways from Avil�s, Oviedo and Langreo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various