the capital of Spain, situated centrally in New Castile: the highest European capital, at an altitude of about 700 m (2300 ft); a Moorish fortress in the 10th century, captured by Castile in 1083 and made capital of Spain in 1561; university (1836). Pop: 6 199 254 (2015 est)
Madrid in American English
(məˈdrɪd; Spanish mɑˈðʀið)
capital of Spain, in the central part: pop. 3,159,000