Madrid

//məˈdɹɪd// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Spain.

    "I usually walked home because I loved Madrid; I recognized myself in how difficult it was to perceive its truth, in its elusive charm, and in how poignant its nooks and crannies could be."

  2. 2
    An autonomous community of Spain, the Community of Madrid.
  3. 3
    A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.
  4. 4
    The Spanish government. metonymically
  5. 5
    A town and municipality of Western Savanna Province, Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
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  1. 6
    A town in Tecomán Municipality, Colima, Mexico.
  2. 7
    A municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines.

    "Meronyms: Bagsac, Bayogo, Linibonan, Magsaysay, Manga, Panayogon, Patong Patong, Quirino, San Antonio, San Juan, San Roque, San Vicente, Songkit, Union — barangays of Madrid"

  3. 8
    Several places in the United States:; A small town in Houston County, Alabama.
  4. 9
    Several places in the United States:; A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  5. 10
    Several places in the United States:; A small city in Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa.
  6. 11
    Several places in the United States:; A former town in Franklin County, Maine, now unorganized territory.
  7. 12
    Several places in the United States:; A village in Perkins County, Nebraska.
  8. 13
    Several places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  9. 14
    Several places in the United States:; A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
  10. 15
    A surname from Spanish.

    ""People are beginning to see this not as an immigration question anymore as much as it is a violation of rights, a violation of due process and militarizing neighborhoods extraconstitutionally," said Mike Madrid, a moderate Republican political strategist."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Madrid.

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