SINCE 1828
Coimbra
geographical name
Co·im·bra
| \ kō-ˈim-brə
, ku̇-\
, ku̇-\
Definition of Coimbra
city in west central Portugal population 143,396
Note: Coimbra was the capital of Portugal from the mid 12th to the mid 13th centuries.
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