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- proper noun The
Spanish Armada which sailed against England in 1588
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Examples
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Invincible means, "which cannot be conquered"; Armada is a Spanish word meaning "navy".
An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920
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Well, the name "Armada" isn't a metaphor: they really do take their sculptures out on the water, and they really do float.
Sarah Archer: The Material Is the Message Sarah Archer 2011
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Well, the name "Armada" isn't a metaphor: they really do take their sculptures out on the water, and they really do float.
Sarah Archer: The Material Is the Message Sarah Archer 2011
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Well, the name "Armada" isn't a metaphor: they really do take their sculptures out on the water, and they really do float.
Sarah Archer: The Material Is the Message Sarah Archer 2011
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Now in Armada, Twitch recieved an education like any other child within the aristocracy, only he was viewed as different by his colleagues.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Burnsauce Johnson’s Review Forum 2009
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Also, much as New Crobuzon, Armada is a character by itself, with its own mesmerizing and complex.
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Also, much as New Crobuzon, Armada is a character by itself, with its own mesmerizing and complex.
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The Spanish Armada is alive and well, led by No. 4 ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero.
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The defeat of the Spanish Armada is always regarded as decisive; nevertheless the war dragged on for 16 years, without much government help, it is true, but the enterprise of our merchant adventurers continued to defy the might of Spain.
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The defeat of the Armada was a sharp blow to the influence and prestige of Spain in the world and was an important step in Englands ascent to power.
Armada, Spanish 2002
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