Asturias

[ a-stoor-ee-uhs, a-styoor-; Spanish ahs-too-ryahs ]

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noun

Mi·guel Án·gel [mee-, gel, , ahng, -hel], 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
a former kingdom and province in NW Spain.

Asturias

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noun

a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources

Asturias

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noun

AsturiasMiguel Ángel18991974MGuatemalanWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet Miguel Ángel. 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist and poet. His novels include El Señor Presidente (1946). Nobel prize for literature 1967

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President of Asturias Adrián Barbón ordered two days of mourning in the region.

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Take Cabrales, a blue cheese crafted by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain, which captures the verdant essence of grazing cows thriving in lush pastures.

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Auster, who also enjoyed a rich career as a poet and memoirist, was awarded with several prizes during his prolific career, including the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, the Prix Médicis étranger, an Independent Spirit Award and the Premio Napoli.

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The alarm has also been raised on the Asturias coast, further east.

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Paris Match ran a headline on the Bulgari earrings that Leonor had worn for the Princess of Asturias awards ceremony.

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Asturian astute

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