Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "Asturias" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF ASTURIAS

Asturias  [æˈstʊərɪˌæs] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASTURIAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asturias is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASTURIAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Asturias

Asturias, officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous community in north-west Spain. It is coextensive with the province of Asturias, and contains most of the territory that was part of the Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight comarcas, the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Castile and León to the south, by Galicia to the west, and by the Bay of Biscay to the north. The most important cities are the communal capital, Oviedo, the seaport and largest city Gijón, and the industrial town of Avilés. Other municipalities in Asturias include Cangas de Onís, Cangas del Narcea, Gozón, Grado, Langreo, Llanera, Laviana, Lena, Llanes, Mieres, Siero, Valdés, Vegadeo and Villaviciosa. Asturias is also home to the Prince of Asturias Awards.

Definition of Asturias in the English dictionary

The definition of Asturias in the dictionary is a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors ; rich mineral resources.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASTURIAS


candy-ass
ˈkændɪˌæs
capias
ˈkeɪpɪˌæs
galleass
ˈɡælɪˌæs
galliass
ˈɡælɪˌæs
Herodias
hɛˈrəʊdɪˌæs
Lysias
ˈlɪsɪˌæs
materfamilias
ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
matresfamilias
ˌmeɪtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
paillasse
ˈpælɪˌæs
palliasse
ˈpælɪˌæs
paterfamilias
ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
Pelias
ˈpiːlɪˌæs
Phidias
ˈfɪdɪˌæs
Pythias
ˈpɪθɪˌæs
Tiberias
taɪˈbɪərɪˌæs
Tiresias
taɪˈriːsɪˌæs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASTURIAS

Astroturf
astroturfer
astroturfing
astrut
astucious
astuciously
astucity
astun
Asturian
astute
astutely
astuteness
Astyanax
astylar
asudden
asunder
Asur
ASV
ASW
Aswan

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASTURIAS

Abdias
albricias
alias
Ananias
asclepias
bias
Deo gratias
Dias
Duque de Caxias
Elias
forward bias
galimatias
golias
Josias
Lake Tiberias
Lias
Malachias
Matthias
Trias
Zacharias

Synonyms and antonyms of Asturias in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Asturias» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF ASTURIAS

Find out the translation of Asturias to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Asturias from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Asturias» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿斯图里亚斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Asturias
570 millions of speakers

English

Asturias
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Asturias
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أستورياس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Астурия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Astúrias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আস্তুরিযাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Asturies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asturias
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Asturien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アストゥリアス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아스투리아스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asturias
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Asturias
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அஸ்டுரியஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्टुरियस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Asturias
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Asturias
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Asturia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Астурія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Asturias
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αστούριας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Asturias
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Asturien
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Asturias
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Asturias

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASTURIAS»

The term «Asturias» is very widely used and occupies the 11.437 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
95
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Asturias» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Asturias
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Asturias».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASTURIAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Asturias» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Asturias» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Asturias

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASTURIAS»

Discover the use of Asturias in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Asturias and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Asturias
Alex is Australian, but his gift for music is a family inheritance that links him to his grandfather's brother Ardillo who fought in the Spanish Civil War 60 years ago.
Brian Caswell, 1996
2
Cantabria & Asturias, Spain: Frommer's Shortcuts
This Frommer’s ShortCuts to Cantabria & Asturias, Spain, includes: Santander, Laredo, Santillana & Altamira Caves, Los Picos de Europa, Driving Tour 1: Panes to Potes, Driving Tour 2: Potes to Cangas de Onís, Driving Tour 3: Cangas de ...
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2011
3
Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1977
ASTURIAS. BUILT: 1926 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast TONNAGE: 22,445 gross DIMENSIONS: 666 x 78ft (203 x 23.9 m) SERVICE SPEED: 18 knots PROPULSION: Geared turbines/twin screws The first of two sisters ships built for Royal Mail ...
Peter Plowman, 2006
4
The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories
To many, Miguel Angel Asturias was the quintessential modern Latin American writer: he was visibly Indian, the author of novels of protest against the United Fruit Company, and a practitioner of what came to be known as "magical realism.
Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria, 1999
5
Miguel Angel Asturias's Archeology of Return
In Asturias's case verifiable biographical facts are few, but we do know, for instance, that he was raised in an environment in which women played a very important role. Besides a mother he worshiped and his devoted nanny Lola Reyes, ...
Reni Prieto, 2009
6
Arte paleolítico en la región cantábrica: base de datos ...
El Principado de Asturias, en el extremo occidental del corredor cantábrico, fue ocupado y transitado con asiduidad por los grupos de cazadores durante todo el Paleolítico superior. Éstos dejaron múltiples testimonios de su actividad en las ...
César González Sainz, Roberto Cacho Toca, Takeo Fukazawa, 2003
7
Assuming the Light: The Parisian Apprenticeship of Miguel ...
Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974), the first Spanish-American prose writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, is both a pivotal and a representative figure in the development of the twentieth-century Spanish-American novel.
Stephen Henighan, 1999
8
A Handbook for Travellers in Spain: Estremadura, Leon, ...
The Asturias have been comparatively free from the rage for " beautifying," gilding, and ch'trriguerismo which came over the more wealthy localities. Left alone in their poverty, potted for antiquarians, and out of the way of rich modernising ...
9
The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel: 1900 to the ...
ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL 39 ———. The Discovery of Heaven: A Novel. Translated by Paul Vincent. New York: Viking, 1996. ———. Siegfried. Translated by Paul Vincent. New York: Viking, 2003. ———. The Stone Bridal Bed. Translated ...
Michael Sollars, Arbolina Llamas Jennings, 2008
10
Literature of Latin America
Both Asturias and Alegria are responsible for the presentation of the Indian as a well-rounded literary character and as a worthy symbol of Latin American identity and cultural values. Miguel Angel Asturias (Guatemala, 1899-1974) Miguel ...
Rafael Ocasio, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASTURIAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Asturias is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tube-shaped school canteen built from prefabricated modules
... it is a warm colour that contrasts well with the grey of the concrete, the steel cladding, and the green prairie landscape of the Asturias region.". «Dezeen, Jul 15»
2
24M elections - a new era in the regime's crisis
... thirteen regions where elections were held (Aragón 20.5%, Castilla la Mancha 9.7%, Murcia 13.1%, Asturias 19.02%, Castilla y León 10.2%, ... «International Viewpoint, Jul 15»
3
Bloody Sunday ends weekend of domestic murders in Spain
... then unfortunately it will not be the only one over the weekend: on Sunday, in the town of Pravia (Asturias), a 65-year-old man attacked an old ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
4
Crowd goes quackers for rubber duck regatta in Bilbao
Altamira in Cantabria hosts additional Neanderthal exhibition until 30th September Excavations at El Sidrón in Asturias show that Neanderthals ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
5
Pull on your boots and head for Asturias, Spain's walkers' green …
Asturias has a long tradition of independence of mind: it was never overrun by the Moors unlike most of Spain and the reconquest by Christians ... «Grough, Jul 15»
6
US Policy Driving Militarization in Guatemala
Asturias' assessment of Tecún Unám is supported by a 2015 report issued by the RAND Corporation, a think tank originally formed to do policy ... «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
7
Woody Allen Visits His Favorite Spanish City Oviedo En Route To …
While Woody Allen is known to be a New Yorker through and through, he also has another favorite city: Oviedo in Asturias. He was there this ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
8
Sunderland's Asturian treasure hunt
"Asturias is a land of great footballers. ... Kids from all over Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country and even Madrid and the Balearic Islands ... «MARCA.com, Jul 15»
9
Podemos Asturias vota contra el modelo de primarias de Iglesias
Así, al menos los secretarios generales del partido en Andalucía y Asturias, Teresa Rodríguez y Daniel Ripa, respectivamente, votaron en ... «Asturias24, Jul 15»
10
Filipina guitar trio Triple Fret wins at Japan Guitar Ensemble Festival
... on June 12 at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, where they delighted guests with their renditions of Asturias, Hamabe no Uta, and Pandangguhan. «CNN, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Asturias [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/asturias>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z