Murcia

[ moo r-shuh; Spanish moor-thyah ]

/ ˈmʊər ʃə; Spanish ˈmur θyɑ /

noun

a city in SE Spain.

a region in SE Spain: formerly a kingdom.

Example sentences from the Web for murcia

In the slang dialect of Spain, Murcian and Murcia, mean thief, and the land of thieves.

The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes |Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Ash-Shakandi also mentions the looms of Murcia, and its carpets.

Needlework As Art |Marian Alford
No—he, Serra, would do the thing for her in gentlemanly fashion as became a hidalgo of Murcia.

The White Plumes of Navarre |Samuel Rutherford Crockett
In 1294 he was appointed adelantado of Murcia and in his fourteenth year served against the Moors at Granada.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 |Various

Geographically it includes also the high plains of Leon, towards the north-west, and of Murcia on the south-east.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for murcia

Murcia

/ (Spanish ˈmurθja) /

noun

a region and ancient kingdom of SE Spain, on the Mediterranean: taken by the Moors in the 8th century; an independent Muslim kingdom in the 11th and 12th centuries

a city in SE Spain, capital of Murcia province: trading centre for a rich agricultural region; silk industry; university (1915). Pop: 391 146 (2003 est)

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