Sevilla

Andalusian capital city

Sevilla is the Spanish name for Seville, a city in southern Spain and capital of the Andalusia region.

English speakers encounter Sevilla in Spanish-language contexts, on maps, and in references to the football club Sevilla FC: We're flying into Sevilla tomorrow.

The city is known for flamenco, Moorish architecture, and Holy Week processions.

flamenco

duende

Passionate artistic soul-force

zapateado · cajón

historical

Columbus

Ohio's seat of government

Magellan · Golden Age · discovery · navigators · explorers · galleons · Indies · trade monopoly · Sephardic · moors

architecture

Alcazar

Spanish fortified palace

patios · minaret · plazas · balconies · columns · facades · ornamentation · ceramics · wrought iron · fountains

Andalusian

Macarena

Choreographed nineties group dance

Alameda

gastronomy

tapas

Spanish appetizer assortment

fino · albondigas

fiestas

carriages

Wheeled vehicles for passengers

Categories
Opposites
Spanish city rivalry

SevillaBarcelona

Catalan capital city

Madrid · Bilbao · Santander · Pamplona · Burgos

European cultural archetype

SevillaStockholm

Sweden's seat of government

Copenhagen · Oslo · Helsinki · Edinburgh · Glasgow

Spanish regional rivalry

SevillaBarcelona

Catalan capital city

Madrid · Real Madrid · FC Barcelona · Catalonia · Castile

Phrases
Family

Seville

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G