San Sebastián

San Se·bas·tián

S0076000 (săn sə-băs′chĭn, sän′ sĕ-väs-tyän′) A city of northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border east of Bilbao. It is a seaside resort.

San Sebastián

(ˌsæn səˈbæstjən; Spanish san seβasˈtjan) n (Placename) a port and resort in N Spain on the Bay of Biscay: former summer residence of the Spanish court. Pop: 181 811 (2003 est). Official name: Donostia-San Sebastián

San Se•bas•tián

(ˌsæn səˈbæs tʃən, sɑn ˌsɛb ɑsˈtyɑn)
n. a seaport in N Spain. 180,043.

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San Sebastian - a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resortEspana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

San Sebastián

(sän sābästyän`), Basque Donostia, city (1990 pop. 183,944), capital of Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa) prov., N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay at the mouth of the Urumea River, in the Basque Country near the French frontier. Picturesquely situated at the foot of Mt. Urgull between the river and the Bahía de la Concha, it has attractive beaches along the coast. With the completion of the railroad from Madrid in 1864, it became the summer residence of the Spanish court. It remains one of Spain's most fashionable seaside resorts and is the site of several annual international jazz and film festivals. There are fishing, metallurgy, cement, food, and machinery industries. The city was rebuilt in the 19th cent. after its virtual destruction in the Peninsular War, when it was the scene of a bloody battle between Wellington and the French (1813). The San Sebastián pact, or republican manifesto, which precipitated the fall of the Spanish monarchy, was signed there in 1930. Of interest are the Baroque Basílica de Santa María del Coro, several buildings designed by contemporary architect Rafael MoneoMoneo, Rafael
(José Rafael Moneo), 1937–, Spanish architect, b. Tudela, Navarre. He received undergraduate (1961) and doctoral (1965) degrees from the Madrid School of Architecture, worked (1960–61) with Danish architect Jørn Utzon, and studied (1963–65)
..... Click the link for more information. , and the Tabakalera (2015), a contemporary culture center.

San Sebastián

a city and port in northern Spain, in the Basque region; situated on the Bay of Biscay, at the mouth of the Urumea River. Capital of the province of Guipúzcoa. Population, 165,800 (1970).

San Sebastián’s various industries produce machines, chemicals, paper, textiles, cement, and food. The city also has a fishing industry. The sand beach that stretches along the picturesque bay has made San Sebastián a well-known summer resort; in addition to a substantial tourist trade, the city periodically hosts international film festivals.