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Zaragoza in British English
(Spanish θaraˈɣoθa)
noun
a city in NE Spain, on the River Ebro: Roman colony established 25 bc; under Moorish rule (714–1118); capital of Aragon (12th–15th centuries); twice besieged by the French during the Peninsular War and captured (1809); university (1474). Pop: 626 081 (2003 est)
Pre-Roman name: Salduba. Latin name: Caesaraugusta. English name: SaragossaZaragoza in American English
(ˌθɑʀɑˈgɔθɑ)
city in NE Spain, on the Ebro River: pop. 586,000
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