Lisbon is one of the last neutral ports in Europe, and the city is crowded with people looking to escape the gathering storm.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2013|Nicholas Mancusi, Thomas Flynn|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The book is built around two couples in the Portuguese city of Lisbon in 1940.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2013|Nicholas Mancusi, Thomas Flynn|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A French journalist named Vincent moves to Lisbon to escape the source of his broken heart, a woman named Irene.
This Week’s Hot Reads: June 17, 2013|Sarah Stodola, Jen Vafidis|June 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He sent the Spaniard on his way then visited a series of shops in Lisbon and had the visa reproduced down to the special stamps.
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The plan, NATO diplomats say, is for NATO leaders to formally announce this date at their Lisbon summit on November 19-20.
Four More Years of War|Leslie H. Gelb|October 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was reprinted at Lisbon in 1844 by the Royal Academy, and again in 1875.
Original Narratives of Early American History|Vaca and Others
He lived in Lisbon a short time and composed his Galatea there.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur
His beautiful wife never recovered from this bereavement, and died in a few months at Lisbon, of a broken heart.
Famous European Artists|Sarah K. Bolton
Thus, for example, Germans seem the favourite shoemakers; we hear of them in this capacity as far off as Lisbon.
The Hansa Towns|Helen Zimmern
It would make a summer climate of Nova Zembla, to say nothing of Lisbon.
Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
British Dictionary definitions for Lisbon
Lisbon
/ (ˈlɪzbən) /
noun
the capital and chief port of Portugal, in the southwest on the Tagus estuary: became capital in 1256; subject to earthquakes and severely damaged in 1755; university (1911). Pop: 1 892 891 (2001)Portuguese name: Lisboa (liʒˈboə)
Capital of Portugal and largest city in the country, located in western Portugal on the Tagus River where it broadens to enter the Atlantic Ocean; a major port, and Portugal's political, economic, and cultural center.
notes for Lisbon
Because Lisbon was a neutral city, it became a center for international political activity during World War II.