Guadalquivir

//ˌɡwɑdəlkiˈvɪɹ// name

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  1. 1
    A river in southern Spain.

    "From here, you would dangle your legs over the edge of the River Guadalquivir, the bank unprotected, one able to take a dip if one so wished."

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"The Tajo is the longest river in Spain, the Ebro is the one with the highest flow rate, and the Guadalquivir is the prettiest."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalquivir, derived from Arabic وَادِي الكَبِير (wādī l-kabīr, literally “the great river”).

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