Definitions

1. Andalusia (Spanish: Andalucía) is an autonomous community of Spain. (Web site)
2. Andalusia is the birthplace of the tapa and the region of Granada is the only place in Spain where tapas are still served free with your drink. (Web site)
3. Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of its land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Kingdom of Spain. (Web site)
4. Andalusia () is an autonomous community of Spain, considered as an historical nationality.
5. Andalusia is the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. (Web site)

Eastern Andalusia

1. Eastern Andalusia, typified by Granada, was largely settled by established Andalusians in the reconquered western region (Narbona et al. (Web site)

Andalusite

1. Andalusite, an aluminum silicate, derives its name from the site of its discovery, Almeria in the southern Spanish province of Andalusia.

Modern Andalusia

1. Southern Spain was first known as Hispania Ulterior, later changed to Baetica, corresponding to modern Andalusia. (Web site)

Second Largest

1. The Moorish castle of Alcazaba, is the second largest of the Arabic fortresses in Andalusia, after the Alhambra in Granada.

Time

1. He was born in Andalusia, was sent as a missionary to the Canary Isles, spent some time in Rome and returned to die in Spain. (Web site)

South

1. This charming hotel is ideally located for visiting this beautiful town in the south of Andalusia. (Web site)

City

1. Every town and city in Andalusia has a fair. (Web site)
2. The Green Island is a city that had a key role in the history of Andalusia. (Web site)

Communities

1. Other communities have more limited forces or none at all (like the Policía Autónoma Andaluza[ 62] in Andalusia or the BESCAM in Madrid). (Web site)
2. In 69, the emperor Otho is reported to have settled communities of Mauri from North Africa in the province of Hispania Baetica (modern Andalusia, Spain). (Web site)

Canary Islands

1. A Subtropical climate in the Canary Islands and areas in the south coast of Andalusia (largest cities, Las Palmas, Santa Cruz, Málaga). (Web site)

Cadiz

1. Sanlucar de Barrameda is a locality in southern Spain in the province of Cadiz, region of Andalusia.
2. These birds came from Andalusia, about 25 miles from Cadiz, from a Mr. Xeres de la Frontera. (Web site)

Frontera

1. Vejer de la Frontera, a Spanish hilltop town and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the right bank of the river Barbate.
2. Born at Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain; dates of birth and death uncertain.
3. The best-known wine regions are those of Rioja, in the upper Ebro valley, and of Málaga and Jerez de la Frontera, in Andalusia. (Web site)

Bullfighting

1. Andalusia remains a center of bull-rearing and bullfighting: its 227 fincas de ganado where fighting bulls are raised cover 146,917 hectares (363,040 acres).
2. Andalusia is considered to be the cradle of Flamenco and bullfighting. (Web site)

Ceceo

1. The influence of media and school is now strong in Andalusia and this is eroding traditional seseo and ceceo. (Web site)
2. In spite of the traditional perception of the ceceo like rural phenomenon, a good amount of cities in Andalusia with ceceante majority exists.

Historic Nationality

1. Later, in its articulation, it speaks of Andalusia as a "historic nationality" (Spanish: nacionalidad histórica).

Bensalem Township

1. Andalusia is a historic neighborhood located within Bensalem Township, bordering Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Castilian Conquest

1. In a later age, Basque mariners were to take part in the sea battles of the Castilian conquest of Andalusia.

Southernmost Part

1. The southernmost part of Spain, S of the Sierra Morena, is Andalusia; it is crossed by the fertile Guadalquivir valley. (Web site)
2. The beautiful region of Andalusia, in the southernmost part of the Iberian Peninsula, is definitely worth visiting.

Isotrol

1. Isotrol and Canonical's Premium Service Engineer (PSE) support service delivers an improved learning experience to 600,000 students in Andalusia, Spain. (Web site)

Modern Andalusian

1. The Conquistadors of the 16th century rode Spanish horses, particularly animals from Andalusia, and the modern Andalusian descended from similar bloodstock.

Center

1. The name Andalusia traces back to the Arabic language Al-Andalus and Andalusia was the center of power in medieval Muslim -dominated Iberia. (Web site)
2. The name Andalusia traces back to the Arabic language Al-Andalus and Andalusia was the center of power in medieval Muslim-dominated Iberia.

Second

1. Andalusia is the Spanish Autonomous Community with the greatest number of inhabitants and the second in surface.

Areas

1. It has long been grown in the Sherry region and is a traditional variety in other areas of Andalusia.
2. Between 1951 to 1975, over 1.7 million Andalusian people emigrated out of Andalusia to other areas of Spain. (Web site)

Tapas

1. In Andalusia, tapas can be "upgraded" to bigger portions, equivalent to half a dish (media ración) or a whole one (ración). (Web site)

Seafood

1. Mediterranean Spain – all such coastal regions, from Catalonia to Andalusia: heavy use of seafood, such as pescaíto frito.

European Union

1. Since the Industrial Revolution, Andalusia has been an economically poor region in comparison with the rest of Spain and the European Union at large.

Town

1. Since the drinking water is popular for the curative properties, the Spa in this town is also well known in Andalusia. (Web site)
2. Origin of AMONTILLADO. Spanish, literally, done in the manner of Montilla, town in Andalusia.

Tourism

1. Among the autonomous communities, Andalusia is second only to Catalonia in tourism, with nearly 30 million visitors every year.
2. Andalusia is traditionally an agricultural area, but the service sector (particularly tourism, retail sales, and transportation) now predominates.

Land

1. At the time, the Vandals resided in the Andalusia region of modern Spain (then known as Vandalusia or Land of the Vandals). (Web site)

Governor

1. Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, paid Caesar's debts (830 talents, 17,500 kg silver) and Caesar had himself elected governor of Andalusia.
2. A poem The voyage described Caesar's journey from Rome to Spain, when he was governor of Andalusia. (Web site)

Schools

1. Guadalinex: A Debian and Metadistros based distribution promoted by the local government of Andalusia, Spain for home users and schools (cf.
2. Isotrol implemented a collaborative network of 220,000 Ubuntu-based workstations in more than 2,000 schools across Andalusia. (Web site)

Europe

1. As discussed above, Andalusia is one of the sunniest and warmest places in Europe, making it a center of "sun and sand" tourism.
2. CONQUEST OF SPAIN. The Khalif Alwalid next authorized the invasion of Europe, the conquest of Andalusia, or the Region of the Evening. (Web site)
3. The most frequent GM haplotypes in Andalusia correspond to those that are also the most common in Europe. (Web site)

Native

1. Many locals also use Llanito, a mixture of English and Andalusia n Spanish, incorporating some words not native to either.

King

1. The king formed a more impressive expedition in 1225 targeted for upper Andalusia and Granada.

Sicily

1. Sometimes, after Islam entered the region, the term has included the previously Muslim Andalusia, Sicily, and Malta.
2. Andalusia, Sicily, the Balkans, Southern Italy and the Greek islands are all Islamic colonies which have to return to Islam's embrace. (Web site)

Picasso

1. Picasso, a native of Andalusia, created sets, costumes, and a stage curtain, which evokes the atmosphere of the ballet by means of a typically Spanish scene. (Web site)
2. A native of Andalusia, Spain, who lived most of his life in France, Picasso was the most innovative artist of his era and perhaps any era.

Spoken

1. The Andalusian dialects (also called Andaluz) of European Spanish are spoken in Andalusia.

Economy

1. This process of "tertiarization" of the economy has followed a somewhat unusual course in Andalusia.
2. One of the big motors of the economy in Andalusia has been tourism, which has been growing every year. (Web site)
3. The economy in Andalusia has been growing faster than the national economy as a whole. (Web site)

Capita

1. According to the Spanish Instituto Nacional de Estadística, the GDP per capita of Andalusia (€17,401, 2006) is still the second lowest in Spain. (Web site)

Nationality

1. Today, the Constitution, in its Article 2, recognizes Andalusia as a nationality as part of the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation.

Area

1. Today, Andalusia is a middle class suburb, mainly typical of the area.
2. Franciscan Father Jacinto de San Francisco wrote a document in 1561 referring to the area as New Andalusia which gave New Mexico its first name.
3. People in Andalusia are very conscious of their smell and visitors to the area become aware of this when they meet Andalusians. (Web site)
4. Andalusia has a wide array of social customs, many of which have their roots in the Islamic traditions integrated into the area under Muslim rule.

Home

1. Out exteriors reflect the luxury of this prestigious neighborhood - quite like its namesake, Andalusia (home and origin of the Spanish Andalusian horse). (Web site)
2. Andalusia has been home to a succession of peoples and civilizations, many very different from one another, each impacting the settled inhabitants.
3. Andalusia is also home to the driest place in continental Europe, the Cabo de Gata, with only 117 millimetres (4.6 in) of rain per year.

Variety

1. Andalusia alone is comparable in extent and in the variety of its terrain to any of several of the smaller European countries.

Wine Production

1. Wine production in the lands of Andalusia is a fact that has its roots in the first millennium BC according to diverse historical sources. (Web site)

President

1. The president is formally named to the position by the Monarch of Spain and then confirmed by a majority vote of the Parliament of Andalusia.

North Africa

1. Its influence was felt throughout the western Muslim world, from North Africa to Andalusia.
2. From that time on, the artistic and scientific life of North Africa became inseparable from that of Muslim Andalusia and the eastern Arab world. (Web site)

Country

1. They think of Spain as their country, their Homeland and Andalusia as the Region where they live.
2. Over 40% of Gitanos live in the region of Andalusia, where they have traditionally enjoyed a higher degree of integration than in the rest of the country. (Web site)
3. It is located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast.

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