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cordoba

n. (alternative form of córdoba English), currency of Nicaragua

WordNet
cordoba
  1. n. the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos

  2. Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: Francisco Fernandez Cordoba, Cordova, Francisco Fernandez de Cordova]

  3. a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture [syn: Cordova]

  4. a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 [syn: Cordova]

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Córdoba

Córdoba commonly refers to:

  • Córdoba, Andalusia, a historically and culturally important city in Spain and the namesake of the other Córdobas
  • Córdoba, Argentina, a major city and provincial capital

Córdoba may also refer to:

Córdoba (Veracruz)
  1. redirect Córdoba, Veracruz
Córdoba (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

Córdoba is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of eight districts which correspond to the provinces of Andalusia. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election. Córdoba is the largest town with just over 250,000 voters accounting for over 40% of the electorate and it is the only municipality with more than 25,000 voters.

Córdoba (Vino de la Tierra)

Córdoba is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the autonomous region of Andalusia. Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises all the municipalities in the province of Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain).

It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 2004.

Córdoba (Albéniz)

Córdoba, Op. 232, No. 4, is a composition by Isaac Albéniz, originally written for piano as part of Chants d'Espagne.

Since it has been transcribed for guitar by Miguel Llobet, it has become one of the staples of classical guitar music. John Williams describes the piece as "real guitar music" and which he believes to be partly inspired by the Great Mosque of Córdoba in Córdoba, Andalusia. One author said "The beauty and romance, which is the particular charm of the city of Cordoba, inspired this composition."

Córdoba (Buenos Aires Underground)

Córdoba Station is a station on Line H of the Buenos Aires Underground, opened in 2015. It is located near the University of Buenos Aires faculties of Economics, Pharmacy and Medicine.

Córdoba (wetland)

Córdoba is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland covers about .

Usage examples of "cordoba".

Cordoba Avenue in Buenos Aires, the very place where the Russian Trade Minister Gregor Komoyedov had charmed the jackboots off the two Argentinian officers.

Admiral Cordoba had orders to sail from Cartagena with the Spanish Fleet by 1st February to make for Cadiz.

Cordoba, del Tucuman, en el Colegio de la Assumpcion, por Joseph Santos Balbas, 1733.

At last the Viceroy of Peru, the Marquess of Castel Fuerte, sent Don Bruno de Zavala with a sufficient army and six thousand Indians from the missions against the usurper Antequera, who fled for refuge to the Franciscan convent in Cordoba, where he remained, till, finding his position quite untenable, he fled to Charcas, where he was arrested, and sent to Lima to await his trial.

Jesuits from the towns of Cordoba, Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, and Santa Fe, he prepared to march upon the missions, when a suspicion of resistance caused him to take precautions which the result proved quite ridiculous.

The arrows and circles were moving about the star map, and a voice was saying, “Probe reports from 61 Cygni, Proxima Centauri, Epsilon Indi, and Cordoba 31353 show no sign of artifactual activity and no change in net systemic energy levels.

Juan Cordoba and his Matanza group had always been rabid revolutionaries in their own country, but now-fueled by drug money and Al Qaeda support-they had grown powerful enough to take aim at Andreas and the administration that was trying to stabilize the party in power.

Shrugging, murmuring, slicking their hair with brown bony hands, the highwaymen struck a pricelessly idiotic pose in front of the dented Cordoba.

It was robin's-egg blue with gold epaulettes, tight bands with black Cordoba leather boots, with the Hamidian insignia of a condor embossed in gold and green.

Ramage felt he was looking down on the chess-board and could see the next half dozen moves with unnatural clarity: unless Sir John signalled at once for the eight ships forming the rear of the British line to tack together and head them off, there was nothing to stop Cordoba's ships running down to join his other six ships to leeward as soon as they rounded the Excellent's stern, and with his fleet united once again, Cordoba could then resume his dash for the safety of Cadiz.