Valera

[ vuh-lair-uh, -leer-uh; Spanish bah-le-rah ]

/ vəˈlɛər ə, -ˈlɪər ə; Spanish bɑˈlɛ rɑ /

noun

a city in W Venezuela.

Definition for valera (2 of 2)

De Valera

[ dev-uh-lair-uh, -leer-uh ]

/ ˌdɛv əˈlɛər ə, -ˈlɪər ə /

noun

Ea·mon

[ey-muh n] /ˈeɪ mən/,1882–1975, Irish political leader and statesman, born in the U.S.: prime minister of the Republic of Ireland 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59; president 1959–73.

Example sentences from the Web for valera

The best of the novelists of this last half century, when the revival came about, are Valera and Pereda.

Heroic Spain |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The pure and exquisite style of Valera is, doubtless, only to be appreciated by a Castilian.

The Grandee |Armando Palacio Valds
Valera, the Spanish novelist, very well described this impulse in his Genio y Figura.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
The work was dedicated to Valera, with the understanding that it should always be retained by him.

The Standard Oratorios |George P. Upton

Valera stands apart in a different way, and would occupy himself by preference with the opposite class of society.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for valera (1 of 2)

Valera

/ (vəˈlɛərə, -ˈlɪərə) /

noun

See de Valera

British Dictionary definitions for valera (2 of 2)

de Valera

/ (də vəˈlɛərə, -ˈlɪə-) /

noun

Eamon (ˈeɪmən). 1882–1975, Irish statesman; president of Sinn Féin (1917–26) and of the Dáil (1918–22); formed the Fianna Fáil party (1927); prime minister (1937–48; 1951–54; 1957–59) and president (1959–73) of the Irish Republic

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