Definitions for Asturias
æˈstʊər i əs, æˈstyʊər-as·turias

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1. Asturiasnoun

   An autonomous community of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the .

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1. Asturias

   Asturias (, Spanish: [asˈtuɾjas]; Asturian: Asturies [asˈtuɾjes; -ɾjɪs]), officially the Principality of Asturias (Spanish: Principado de Asturias; Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: Principao d'Asturias), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the province of Asturias and contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight comarcas (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by León (Castile and León) to the south, by Lugo (Galicia) to the west, and by the Cantabrian sea to the north. Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation, making it part of Green Spain. The region has a maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall and little sunshine by Spanish standards and has very moderated seasons, most often averaging in the lower 20s celsius. Heatwaves are rare due to mountains blocking southerly winds. Winters are very mild for the latitude, especially near sea level. The most important cities are the communal capital, Oviedo, the seaport and largest city Gijón, and the industrial town of Avilés. Other municipalities in Asturias include Cangas de Onís, Cangas del Narcea, Gozón, Grado, Langreo, Llanera, Laviana, Lena, Llanes, Mieres, Siero, Valdés, Vegadeo and Villaviciosa (see also List of municipalities and comarcas in Asturias). Asturias is also home of the Princess of Asturias Awards.

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1. Asturias

   Asturias, officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous community of Spain. It is coextensive with the province of Asturias, and contains nearly all of the territory that was part of the Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. The autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Castile and León to the south, by Galicia to the west, and by the Bay of Biscay to the north. The most important cities are the communal capital, Oviedo, the seaport and largest city Gijón, and the industrial town of Avilés. Other popular municipalities include Cangas de Onís, Cangas del Narcea, Gozón, Grado, Langreo, Llanera,Laviana, Lena, Llanes, Mieres, Siero, Valdés, Vegadeo and Villaviciosa. Asturias is also home to the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre and the Prince of Asturias Awards.

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1. asturias

   An ancient principality in Northwest Spain. Here Pelayo collected the Gothic fugitives, about 713, founded a new kingdom, and by his victories checked Moorish conquests. In 1808 the junta of Asturias began the organized resistance to the French usurpation.

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1. ASTURIAS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Asturias is ranked #44423 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Asturias surname appeared 484 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Asturias.
   
   75.6% or 366 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   12.6% or 61 total occurrences were White.
   8% or 39 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.3% or 16 total occurrences were Black.

How to pronounce Asturias?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Asturias in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Asturias in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Asturias in a Sentence

1. Victor Hugo, "Les Miserables":

   The peasants of the Asturias believe that in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Asturias
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asturias
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Asturias
4. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html