What does madrid mean?

Definitions for madrid
məˈdrɪdmadrid

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Madrid, capital of Spain, Spanish capitalnoun

    the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum

Wiktionary

  1. Madridnoun

    The capital city of Spain.

  2. Madridnoun

    The Spanish province Madrid, having the above as capital

  3. Etymology: From Madrid

Wikipedia

  1. Madrid

    Madrid ( mə-DRID, Spanish: [maˈðɾið]) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area.Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about 300 km (190 mi) from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-largest GDP in the European Union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre and the leading economic hub of the Iberian Peninsula and of Southern Europe. The metropolitan area hosts major Spanish companies such as Telefónica, Iberia, BBVA and FCC. It concentrates the bulk of banking operations in the country and it is the Spanish-speaking city generating the largest amount of webpages.Madrid houses the headquarters of the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), and the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB). It also hosts major international regulators and promoters of the Spanish language: the Standing Committee of the Association of Spanish Language Academies, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the Instituto Cervantes and the Foundation of Emerging Spanish (FundéuRAE). Madrid organises fairs such as FITUR, ARCO, SIMO TCI and the Madrid Fashion Week. Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. While Madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; many national museums, and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain has become one of the monument symbols of the city. The mayor is José Luis Martínez-Almeida from the People's Party.

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  1. madrid

    Madrid is the capital city of Spain, and also the largest city in the country. It is located in the center of Spain and is known for its rich cultural heritage, historical sites, nightlife, and arts scene, hosting several world-renowned museums such as the Prado Museum and Reina Sofia Museum. Madrid is also a major global financial center, and the political, economic, and cultural hub of the country. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin.

Wikidata

  1. Madrid

    Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be around 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris. The city spans a total of 604.3 km². The city is located on the Manzanares river in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid; this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of Spain. The current mayor is Ana Botella from the People's Party. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the third-largest GDP in the European Union and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre of Southern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, Iberia or Repsol. Madrid is the most touristic city of Spain, the fourth-most touristic of the continent, and the seventh most visited city in the world according to Forbes. Madrid is the 10th most livable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2010 index. Madrid also ranks among the 12 greenest European cities in 2010. Madrid is currently a Candidate City for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Madrid

    since 1561 the capital of Spain, on the Manzanares, a mere mountain torrent, on an arid plateau in New Castile, the centre of the peninsula; is an insanitary city, and liable to great extremes of temperature; it is regularly built, sometimes picturesque, with great open spaces, such as the Prado, 3 m. long; fine buildings and handsome streets. It contains the royal palace, parliament and law-court houses, a university, magnificent picture-gallery, many charitable institutions, and a bull-ring. The book-publishing, tapestry weaving, and tobacco industries are the most important. It is a growing and prosperous city.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. madrid

    The capital of Spain, in New Castile, on the left bank of the river Manzanares. It is mentioned in history as Majerit, a Moorish castle. Madrid was sacked by the Moors in 1109; retaken and fortified by Henry III. about 1400; taken by Lord Galway in 1706; and by the French in March, 1808. The citizens of Madrid attempted to expel the French, and were defeated with much slaughter, May 2, 1808; the French were compelled to retire, but the place was retaken by them December 2, 1808, and retained until Wellington and his army entered it, August 12, 1812.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Madrid

    In the tenth century this was simply a Moorish fortified outpost of Toledo, as expressed by its Arabic name, Majerit.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MADRID

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Madrid is ranked #1364 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Madrid surname appeared 25,854 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Madrid.

    85.4% or 22,090 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    9.6% or 2,495 total occurrences were White.
    3.2% or 843 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 165 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 153 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 109 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of madrid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of madrid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of madrid in a Sentence

  1. Oriol Estival:

    In general people in my area have been very responsible, large crowds have occurred in large cities like Barcelona or Madrid. People know the places where there are no police.

  2. Rosa McElreath:

    When I saw the people from Madrid coming through and I wait for her and I panicked I thought maybe she didn’t come.

  3. Gordon Chang:

    What they have done is really Gods work, over a long period of time, this group has been able to do some very important things that governments have not wanted to do and have not been able to do. And also we know that the group took thumb drives out of the North Korean embassy in Madrid, they gave them to the FBI and this is important because North Korean embassies are really centers of crime. North Korea raises money through criminal activities, which are centered on the embassies. I am sure that we found a lot of information about how North Korea launders money through Europe, because of the information this group gave to federal authorities.

  4. Henri Leconte:

    For the moment Dominic Thiem beat him in Madrid but still Rafa is the number one, but there's still an opportunity for someone to beat him at the French. It's difficult because it's five sets. I don't know why but there could be an opportunity. He is the best player of all time on clay.

  5. Novak Djokovic:

    I think Madrid Open know there might be many players that don't want to go and play there, but I think Madrid Open is not depending on only the top players playing. My personal opinion is that they are planning to have the event thinking that some of the top players — I don't know how many — might not play.

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