a port in NW Spain, on the Atlantic: point of departure for the Spanish Armada (1588); site of the defeat of the French by the British under Sir John Moore in the Peninsular War (1809). Pop: 243 902 (2003 est)
Galician name: A Coruña. English name: Corunna
La Coruña in American English
(ˌlɑ kɔˈʀunjɑ)
seaport in NW Spain, on the Atlantic: pop. 255,000