Barcelona

[ bahr-suh-loh-nuh; Spanish bahr-the-law-nah ]

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a seaport in northeastern Spain, on the Mediterranean.

Barcelona

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noun

the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936–39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop: 1 582 738 (2003 est) Ancient nameBarcinobɑːˈsiːnəʊ

Barcelona

City in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea ; the second-largest city of Spain, after Madrid , its largest port, and its chief industrial and commercial center.

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Barcelona hosted the 1992 summer Olympic Games .

Capital of the region of Catalonia, and long a stronghold of movements for Catalan independence, Barcelona has also been a center for radical political beliefs, including anarchism and socialism .

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The construction phase - managing the middle third - has taken longer to spread, but Guardiola had already started developing it at Barcelona, and refined it further at Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

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A total of 45 flights have been called off from Spain, with Barcelona and Madrid airports impacted the most.

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Eloise Edgington, who could not do any work as a copywriter in Barcelona, said she was only receiving occasional messages, could not load web pages on her phone and was trying to conserve her battery.

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For Barcelona, a chance to complete a remarkable renewal, a chance to show their critics yet again that rumours about their death truly were exaggerated.

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"He could play for any team in the world and I'm surprised Manchester United or Manchester City, Barcelona or Real Madrid didn't come in and buy him rather than Liverpool at the time."

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