Spain
[spein] or [spen]
Definition
(noun.) a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power.
Typist: Tim--From WordNet
Examples
- This is the arm of which so much was heard during the recent war with Spain, and against which our soldiers had to contend. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Fish is one of the principal articles with which the North Americans trade to Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Part of the wool of Spain is manufactured in Great Britain, and some part of that cloth is afterwards sent back to Spain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Before that time Spain had always been a poor country; it is a poor country to-day, almost its only wealth lies in its mines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Spain had 10,000 muskets to modernize by the same system, and the breech-block attachments were made at Ilion. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Spain was your work and your job, so being in Spain was natural and sound. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Ancient remains point to a much wider distribution of the Basque speech and people over Spain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Everything was arranged in a week for my accompanying Worcester to Spain. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The sole region of Christian advance was Spain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- France, Germany, Italy and Spain, were interposed, walls yet without a breach, between us and the plague. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I am going to Spain. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Moult was in England, Jack in Switzerland, Charley in Spain. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Suspense was the devil, and he could not think why Leinster bothered at all about going to Spain unless he really had some such intention. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- We were soon on board, and within the hour the white city and the pleasant shores of Spain sank down behind the waves and passed out of sight. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You must go now, I added; I never break my word, and Leinster will be here directly; but, when he goes to Spain,---- Does he go? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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