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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SALAMANCA

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PRONUNCIATION OF SALAMANCA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALAMANCA

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Salamanca 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 SALAMANCA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Salamanca

Salamanca

Salamanca is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the community of Castile and León. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. With a metropolitan population of 228,881 in 2012 according to the National Institute of Statistics, Salamanca is the second most populated urban area in Castile and León, after Valladolid, and ahead of Leon and Burgos. It is one of the most important university cities in Spain and supplies 16% of Spain's market for the teaching of the Spanish language. Salamanca attracts thousands of international students, generating a diverse environment. It is situated approximately 200 kilometres west of the Spanish capital Madrid and 80 km east of the Portuguese border. The University of Salamanca, which was founded in 1134, is the oldest university in Spain and the fourth oldest western university, but the first to be given its status by the Pope Alexander IV who gave universal validity to its degrees. With its 30,000 students, the university is, together with tourism, a primary source of income in Salamanca.

Definition of Salamanca in the English dictionary

The definition of Salamanca in the dictionary is a city in W Spain: a leading cultural centre of Europe till the end of the 16th century; market town. Pop: 157 906.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALAMANCA

Saladin
salading
Salado
salal
salamander
salamandrian
salamandrine
salamandroid
Salambria
salami
Salamis

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALAMANCA

Africa
America
barranca
ca
Capablanca
Casablanca
chica
circa
coca
Costa Rica
Cuenca
Dominica
finca
Inca
Jamaica
lingua franca
North America
Rebecca
South Africa
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Synonyms and antonyms of Salamanca in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Salamanca» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALAMANCA

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

Translator English - Chinese

萨拉曼卡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Salamanca
570 millions of speakers

English

Salamanca
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Salamanca
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سالامانكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Саламанка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Salamanca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সালামানকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Salamanque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salamanca
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salamanca
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サラマンカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살라망카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salamanca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Salamanca
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சலமன்க்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Salamanca
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Salamanca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Salamanca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Salamanca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Саламанка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Salamanca
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Σαλαμάνκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Salamanca
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Salamanca
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Salamanca
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Salamanca

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALAMANCA»

The term «Salamanca» is very widely used and occupies the 12.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALAMANCA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Salamanca» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Salamanca» 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 Salamanca

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALAMANCA»

Discover the use of Salamanca in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Salamanca and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Salamanca
Tracing the arc of an imperfect marriage sundered by acts of nature (not least human) and sutured by acts of will (not least nonhuman), and vividly peopled by a multigenerational and multinational cast of kith and kin, this work of ...
Dean Francis Alfar, 2006
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Salamanca 1812: Wellington Crushes Marmont
Ian Fletcher examines this important battle in detail and also discusses the campaign which led up to it.
Ian Fletcher, 2012
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Salamanca
A guide to the history, culture, cuisine, and fiestas of Salamanca includes practical information on excursions, lodging, organized tours, and the Spanish way of life
Tom Burns, Max Gorman, José Luis Martín, 1988
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Salamanca 1812: Rory Muir
"This book examines in detail the celebrated battle of Salamanca, the critical British victory that proved crushing to French pride and morale during the Peninsular War (1808-1814).
Rory Muir, 2001
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Seeking Salamanca Mitchell: a novel
Nearly losing everything when he falls prey to his powerful criminal father-in-law and winds up in prison, Ben Baker dreams of the day he will be free again, while his wife struggles to raise their daughter on the run.
Kenji Jasper, 2004
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Salamanca
Thirty one poems, printed in four sections, the poet's first published collection.
Vivienne Plumb, 1998
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The Salamanca School
notable dissentions, Pribram (1983, 28–29) argues for setting the (Jesuits) Luis de Molina and Juan de Lugo apart from the rest of the (mostly Dominican) School of Salamanca while Chafuen (2003) prefers the denomination 'Hispanic ...
Andre Azevedo Alves, Jose Moreira, John Meadowcroft, 2009
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Distributed Computing, Artificial Intelligence, ...
10th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2009 Workshops, Salamanca, Spain, June 10-12, 2009. Proceedings Sigeru Omatu, Miguel P. Rocha, Jose Bravo, Emilio Corchado, Andrés Bustillo. IWANN 2009 ...
Sigeru Omatu, Miguel P. Rocha, Jose Bravo, 2009
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Salamanca
Part thriller, part love story, this marvellous debut novel is set in Spain in 1623. Ricardo Marquez, a young Spanish priest, lives in Salamanca. The Inquisition demands the execution of those who question church doctrine.
John Higgins, 2002
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El Estudiante de Salamanca
NOTE. THE short life of JOSÉ DE ESPRONCEDA (1808—1842) is one of intense and hurrying activity. Even as a schoolboy (he was a pupil of Alberto Lista) he became involved in a political conspiracy; exiled at seventeen, he lived in ...
J.De Espronceda, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALAMANCA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Salamanca is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spanish driver fined for biting fingernails at the wheel
The unnamed driver was stopped by a patrol in the western city of Salamanca on June 7 when spotted indulging in his nail-nibbling habit, and the resulting fine ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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UPDATE 1-Pemex's Salamanca refinery shut down by power outage
The Salamanca refinery, in central Guanajuato state, is Pemex's fifth biggest, with a daily crude processing capacity of 220,000 barrels. (Reporting by Ana Isabel ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
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Salamanca stunned by manslaughter death of infant
SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WKBW) - Leslie Finch, 24, of Kill Buck, NY, is now charged in the death of her 1-year-old daughter, Mila Whipple. Charges of second degree ... «WKBW-TV, May 15»
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Two Salamanca softball team members among four injured in …
The second vehicle was driven by Jason Chapel, 36, of 7962 Woodworth Hollow Road, Salamanca. Also in the second vehicle were Chapel's 12-year-old ... «Salamanca Press, May 15»
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There's a new messaging app based on 'Breaking Bad' character …
If you're a "Breaking Bad" fan, you probably remember the wheelchair-bound, DEA-hating character Hector "Tio" Salamanca, best known for his habit of ringing ... «Business Insider, Apr 15»
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One dead, 3 saved after heroin overdoses in Salamanca
SALAMANCA – Four drug overdoses – one of them fatal– from a very potent derivative of heroin were reported in a 24-hour period Thursday in Salamanca, ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»
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Salamanca school board OKs 53% drop in tax levy
In addition to the influx of state aid to Salamanca, this move was made possible by the return of the casino revenue sharing payments to the community in ... «Salamanca Press, Apr 15»
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Salamanca man charged with assaulting one-year-old child
SALAMANCA – A 25-year-old man was charged with assaulting a one-year-old girl who remains hospitalized in critical condition with severe head injuries, city ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»
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Locals react to four child rape arrests
LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) — After authorities in Salamanca arrested four people for allegedly forcing a pre-teen girl into prostitution at a trailer park. Fifty-one ... «wivb.com, Mar 15»
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In Cattaraugus County Court, Salamanca woman, Gowanda man …
A 37-year-old Salamanca woman and a 19-year-old Gowanda man both waived grand jury action and pleaded guilty before Cattaraugus County Judge Ronald ... «Buffalo News, Mar 15»

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