Asturias
[ a-stoo r-ee-uh s, a-styoo r-; Spanish ahs-too-ryahs ]
/ æˈstʊər i əs, æˈstyʊər-; Spanish ɑsˈtu ryɑs /
noun
Mi·guel Án·gel
[mee-gel ahng-hel] /miˈgɛl ˈɑŋ hɛl/,1899–1974,
Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
a former kingdom and province in NW Spain.
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Asturias
1
/ (æˈstʊərɪˌæs) /
noun
a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources
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Asturias
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/ (æˈstʊərɪˌæs) /
noun
Miguel Ángel. 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist and poet. His novels include El Señor Presidente (1946). Nobel prize for literature 1967