TORDESILLAS

Meaning of TORDESILLAS in English

/tawrdd'dhe see"lyahs/ , n.

a town in NW Spain, SW of Valladolid: treaty (1494) defining the colonial spheres of Spain and Portugal. 6604.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TORDESILLAS — geographical name village NW Spain SW of Valladolid
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TORDESILLAS — geographical name village NW Spain SW of Valladolid
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TORDESILLAS — Pronunciation: ˌ to ̇ r-d ā - ' s ē -yäs, - ' s ē l-yäs Function: geographical name village …
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TORDESILLAS, TREATY OF — (June 7, 1494) Agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands explored by voyagers of the late …
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TORDESILLAS, TREATY OF — (June 7, 1494), agreement between Spain and Portugal, which aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by …
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TORDESILLAS, TREATY OF — (June 7, 1494) Agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands explored by voyagers of the late …
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TREATY OF TORDESILLAS — Тордесильясский договор
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VALLADOLID — city, capital of Valladolid province, in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Castile-Len, northwestern Spain. The city lies along the …
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JOAN — born Nov. 6, 1479, Toledo, Castile died April 11, 1555, Tordesillas, Spain byname Joan The Mad, Spanish Juana La Loca …
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CASTILLO SOLORZANO, ALONSO DE
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ТОРДЕСИЛЬЯССКИЙ ДОГОВОР — Treaty of Tordesillas
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