ZARAGOZA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zaragoza mean? 

• ZARAGOZA (noun)
  The noun ZARAGOZA has 1 sense:

1. an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon

  Familiarity information: ZARAGOZA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZARAGOZA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Saragossa; Zaragoza

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Zaragoza" is a part of...):

Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)

 Context examples 

Once there, they catalyse a reaction that transforms a passive molecule into a potent anticancer agent, explains Professor Jesús Santamaría of the University of Zaragoza.

(Scientists successfully deliver “Trojan horse” catalysts into cancerous tumour cells to destroy them from within, Universities of Granada)

Using Trojan horses to combat cancer from within the tumour cells themselves without damaging healthy tissues is the aim of this new tool created by researchers from the University of Granada (UGR), the Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), the University of Zaragoza, and the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre at the University of Edinburgh.

(Scientists successfully deliver “Trojan horse” catalysts into cancerous tumour cells to destroy them from within, Universities of Granada)