Seville
/səˈvɪl/- a city in southern Spain, the capital of Andalusia, situated on the Guadalquivir River; pop. 699,759 (2008). A leading cultural centre of Moorish Spain, it was reclaimed by the Spanish in 1248, and rapidly became prominent as a centre of trade with the colonies of the New World. Spanish name SEVILLA /seˈviːlja, 〈西〉seˈßija/.塞维利亚（西班牙南部城市, 安达卢西亚省省会, 位于瓜达尔基维尔河畔; 2008年人口699,759; 摩尔人统治时期主要文化中心, 1248年被西班牙人收复, 很快成为与新大陆殖民地贸易的中心; 西班牙语名SEVILLA）。