| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Badajoz |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ba·da·joz |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bä d -h z , -thä-hth |
| A city of southwest Spain on the Guadiana River near the Portugal border. An ancient fortress city, it rose to prominence under the Moors as the seat (1022–1094) of a vast independent emirate. Population: 124,579.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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