Meaning of Lisbon in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈlɪzbən/

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  1. Noun

    Lisbon

    Definitions

    1. capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal

    Examples

    • « a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic »

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  • « I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined. »
    Jose Saramago

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