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Meanings of Spanish Armada in English

Portuguese
invencível armada

The great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588.

invencível armada
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Examples for "Invincible Armada"
Examples for "Invincible Armada"
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Here then the Invincible Armada had arrived at its appointed resting- place.
History of the United Netherlands, 1588d
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This prodigious force obtained, in Spain, the ostentatious title of the Invincible Armada.
Holland: The History of the Netherlands
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Here certainly was no very triumphant beginning for the Invincible Armada.
History of the United Netherlands, 1588c
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Spain thereupon prepared her fleet, the Invincible Armada, to attack England.
Halleck's New English Literature
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In 1588 the " Invincible Armada" sailed from Spain into the high seas.
Ten Great Events in History
Usage of Spanish Armada in English
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Before long news came that the Spanish Armada was approaching the coast.
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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SECTION V. Brief account of the Expedition of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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Hopes for the Spanish Armada and speculation on Napoleon's route to the east.
The Irish Times
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England was saved by the storm that destroyed the Spanish Armada.
Fugitive pieces
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And I have got a picture of the fight with the Spanish Armada.
With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent
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Because of the storm which wrecked the Spanish Armada, you know.
Witch Week
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Read English history and English literature about the Spanish Armada or about Napoleon.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I
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At last Philip attempted a tardy retaliation with the Spanish Armada.
The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution
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All classes were interested in repelling the Spanish Armada and in maintaining England's freedom.
Halleck's New English Literature
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Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots; the Spanish Armada; Drake, Hawkins, Gilbert, Raleigh, Shakespeare.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History
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The guns of a battleship would have sunk the Spanish Armada with one broadside.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
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Principal among these was the 1588 Spanish Armada, from which Spanish Point derives its name.
The Irish Times
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It's yet another love game for the Spanish Armada.
The Guardian
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The sketch of the Destruction of the Spanish Armada.
The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. / Composed f...
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Before the time agreed on had arrived, the Spanish Armada had sailed from the Tagus.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves / Updated to 1900
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He publishes an article on Sonnet 127, which he discovered referred to the Spanish Armada.
The new yorker
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