Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: spaniards
IPA transcription: [sp'ænjɚdz]
Usage examples
  • The Spaniards and Gauls occupied the centre of the line of infantry.
  • That which play had robbed him of, he resolved to recover from the Spaniards.
  • The fight continued for an hour, till at last the Spaniards were put to flight.
  • The Spaniards lost more than 200 men, for their flag-ship caught fire and sank.
  • To the Spaniards he was always very barbarous and cruel, out of an inveterate hatred against that nation.
  • The little troop was attacked by the Spaniards, and Cavendish was obliged to return to his ships after losing twelve of his men.
  • One fact seems to be pretty certain, that when these depredations were first made, they took the form of reprisals upon the Spaniards.
  • The French essayed to drive the Spaniards from the points they had occupied in the disputed territories; and at first they had the advantage.
  • First were the Spaniards at every harbour gate; and yet to-day, of all their deep-sea findings on that coast, not a rod, not a foot, does Spain own.
  • Vancouver found the Spaniards occupying a fort on an island at the mouth of the harbour. On the main shore stood the Indian village of Chief Maquinna.