lisbon

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English - Turkish
{i} Lizbon

Lizbon'a en iyi yaklaşım deniz yoluyladır. - The best approach to Lisbon is by sea.

Hikâye Lizbon'da geçiyor. - The story takes place in Lisbon.

(isim) Lizbon

Related Terms

lisbon protocol
(Askeri) lizbon protokolu
lisbon strategy
(Politika, Siyaset) lizbon stratejisi
lisboa
lizbon
English - English
The capital of Portugal and of the district of Lisbon
A district of Portugal
{n} a kind of wine, capital of Portugal
the capital city and main port of Portugal. Portuguese Lisboa City (pop., 2001: 556,797), capital of Portugal. The country's chief seaport and largest city, it lies on the Tagus River near the river's entrance into the Atlantic Ocean. It was under Roman rule from 205 BC; Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia. Ruled by a series of barbarian tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by Moors in the 8th century. The Crusaders under Afonso I gained control of it in 1147, and it became the national capital in 1256. It flourished as a leading European trading city in the 14th-16th centuries. One of the greatest earthquakes ever recorded struck Lisbon in 1755, killing 30,000. Urban renewal following the earthquake was unrivaled in scope. Lisbon hosted the World's Fair (Expo '98). It is a major commercial, administrative, educational, and manufacturing centre. It was the birthplace of Luis Camõ es
{i} seaport and capital city of Portugal
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in the province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from Lisbon, in Portugal