Meaning of Leonese | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
2. From, or pertaining to the Kingdom of León, a former independent kingdom in the northwest of Iberia.
3. Of, from or relating to the city of León, León department, Nicaragua.

Examples

“Or, as I was told, “Nos sentimos más leoneses, pero somos gallegos iguales” (We feel more Leonese, but we are also equally Galician).”

“But, as in Somoza’s life, the potent Leónese family of Sánchez interceded.”

“The gates, towers, walls and most Leónese residences were destroyed.”

“The following year Muslim armies plundered the Tagus valley while Leónese forces, working in co-operation with the Caliph al-Mansur and the kingdom of Navarre, attacked from the west.”

“Without going into the political complications in Central America, suffice it to say that Cole had concluded that the liberal government which had granted his contract in Honduras would probably fall if the liberal Leónese revolution of the Democrats failed in Nicaragua.”

“What makes this museum opposite Ruinas San Sebastián unmissable is the striking contrast of its main subjects: a quirky collection of life-size papier-mâché figures from Leónese history and legend, handmade by founder Señora Toruña (also represented in glorious papier-mâché), and murals graphically depicting methods the National Guard used to torture prisoners.”

“A hero, for his ideals, a pariah for his failures, the important thing was that he occupied the attentions and affections of the Leónese community whom he came to emblemize on the world stage played out in Central American affairs of state.”

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