LA MANCHA

Meaning of LA MANCHA in English

/lah mahn"chah/

a plateau region in central Spain: famous as the birthplace of Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote de la Mancha.

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LA MANCHA — geographical name region S central Spain in S New Castile , Manchegan adjective or noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LA MANCHA — barren, elevated plateau (2,000 ft ) of central Spain, stretching between the Montes (mountains) de Toledo and the western spurs …
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LA MANCHA — geographical name region S central Spain in S New Castile • Man·che·gan man-ˈchē-gən, män-ˈchā- adjective or noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LA MANCHA — Pronunciation: lä- ' män-chä, l ə - ' man-ch ə Function: geographical name region S cen Spain in S New …
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LA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Nuestra Señora de la Asunción La Habana Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie …
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LA — People's Democratic Republic of Laos
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LA — n 1. [Mus.] la; 2. [Mus.] (the note) A [la] adv there (= illac ) pron pers her (as in …
Interlingua English vocab
LA — abbreviation law agent, legislative assistant, Los Angeles, Louisiana
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LA — I. ˈlä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin la bii lip's, a word sung …
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LA — symbol lanthanum
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LA — abbreviation 1. landing account 2. law agent 3. leading aircraftsman 4. legislative assembly 5. letter of authority 6. library association …
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LA — (interj.) An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!
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LA — (interj.) Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you.
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LA — ( interj. ) An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LA — la 1 /lah/ , n., Music. 1. the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
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LA — I. ˈlȯ, ˈlä interjection Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), from Old English lā Date: before 12th century chiefly dialect — …
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LA — interj look; see; behold; sometimes followed by you. 2. la ·noun the tone a; so called among the …
Webster English vocab
LA — [la] interj [ME (northern dial.), fr. OE la] (bef. 12c) chiefly dial--used for emphasis or expressing surprise [2]la n [ME, …
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LA — [La] abbreviation lanthanum, Louisiana LA abbreviation law agent, legislative assistant, Los Angeles, Louisiana
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LA — LA BrE AmE ˌel ˈeɪ ◂ —see also ↑ Los Angeles ▶ ˌ LA ˈ Law BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LA — la BrE AmE lɑː —but in French, Italian, and Spanish expressions also lə, læ — French, Italian, Spanish [ la …
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LA — = lah —see also à la
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LA — la /lɑː/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Medieval Latin ] the sixth note in a musical …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LA — I. LA BrE AmE 1 . the abbreviation of Los Angeles 2 . the abbreviation of Local Authority II. Los …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LA. — La. is a written abbreviation for lane , and is used especially in addresses and on maps or signs. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an à la carte menu (= a menu listing many separate dishes which you choose …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LA — dolce vita [noun] [U] - a comfortable, pleasant and easy way of life with a lot of money and the …
Cambridge English vocab
LA — n. Aix la Chapelle Nuestra Señora de la Asunción La Habana Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie Maria Louise …
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LA — n. a la mode creme de la creme crème de la crème la di da Shangri la
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LA — сущ.; муз. ля Syn : a la : (музыкальное) ля (в сольмизации) (устаревшее) ого!, неужели!, ба, ба! (выражает удивление, часто …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LA — La
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LA — La
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LA — сущ.; муз. ля Syn : a la : (музыкальное) ля (в сольмизации) (устаревшее) ого!, неужели!, ба, ба! (выражает удивление, часто …
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MANCHA, LA — geographical name see: La Mancha
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CASTILE–LA MANCHA — Spanish Castilla la Mancha Autonomous community (pop., 2001: 1,760,516) and historic region, central Spain. Established in 1982, it encompasses the …
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DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA — n. novel written by Miguel de Cervantes that was originally published in Spanish in 1605
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MANCHA, LA — — see La Mancha
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CASTILE-LA MANCHA — Spanish Castilla-la Mancha, comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) and historic region of Spain, encompassing the central Spanish provinces of Toledo, Ciudad …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUIXOTE — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Don Quixote, hero of the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605, 1615) by Cervantes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANCHEGAN — adjective or noun see: La Mancha
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TOLEDO — I City (pop., 2000: 313,619), northwestern Ohio, U.S. It is the principal Great Lakes port, located at the southwestern end …
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CASTILE — I Spanish Castilla Traditional region, peninsular Spain. Comprising several modern provinces, its northern part is called Old Castile and its …
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TILT AT WINDMILLS — phrasal Etymology: so called fr. the episode in Don Quijote de la Mancha in which Don Quixote battles with a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANCHO PANZA — |san(ˌ)chōˈpanzə, ˈsän...ˈpänzə noun Usage: usually capitalized S&P Etymology: from Sancho Panza, commonsensical peasant squire of Don Quixote in the satiric …
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QUIXOTE — ˈkwiksət, -ˌsōt noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: after Don Quixote de la Mancha, chivalrous hero of the …
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MANCHEGAN — (ˈ)män|chāgən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish manchego Manchegan (from La Mancha, region consisting of a high arid plateau in …
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DON QUIXOTE — ˌdänkēˈ(h)ōd.]ē, -äŋk-, -ōt], ]i, -ōˌtā; sometimes dänˈkwiksə]t or -ˌsō]t or (+V) ]d. noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized D&Q …
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DON QUIXOTE — /don' kee hoh"tee, don kwik"seuht/ ; Sp. /dawn kee haw"te/ 1. the hero of a novel by Cervantes who was …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA — n. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer, author of "Don Quixote de la Mancha"
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MIGUEL DE CERVANTES — n. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish writer, author of "Don Quixote de la Mancha"
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CERVANTES — n. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish writer, author of "Don Quixote de la Mancha"; family name
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VALDEPEAS — city, Ciudad Real province, in the autonomous community (region) of Castile-La Mancha, south central Spain. The city lies on the …
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TOLEDO — provincia, in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Castile-La Mancha, south-central Spain. It is bordered north by the provinces of …
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SILVA, ANTNIO JOS DA — born May 8, 1705, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil died Oct. 18, 1739, Lisbon, Port. byname O Judeu (Portuguese: The Jew) …
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GUADALAJARA — metropolitan area and capital, Jalisco state, west central Mexico, in the Atemajac Valley, near the Ro Grande de Santiago, at …
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FERNNDEZ DE AVELLANEDA, ALONSO — probably the pseudonym of the otherwise unknown author of Segundo tomo del ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (1614; …
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CUENCA — in full Santa Ana De Cuenca, capital of Azuay province, south central Ecuador. The city lies in an intermontane basin …
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CIUDAD REAL — city, capital of Ciudad Real province, in the Castile-La Mancha comunidad autnoma (autonomous community), south-central Spain, on a fertile plain …
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CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE — born September 29?, 1547, Alcal de Henares, Spain died April 22, 1616, Madrid in full Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Spanish …
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CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE — born Sept. 29?, 1547, Alcal de Henares, Spain died April 22, 1616, Madrid Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator …
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ALBACETE — provincia in the comunidad autnoma (autonomous community) of Castile-La Mancha, southeast-central Spain. It occupies the southeastern end of the Meseta …
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