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Quadra
Part of Speech: noun
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Examples of usage:
- It is very rarely that I dare entrust myself to such extempore hospitality- miserum est aliena vivere quadra;- a friendly dinner, a family meal, are things from which I fly with undisguised aversion. - "Pelham, Complete", Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009.
- Named after Captain George Vancouver, who explored this coast in the years 1792- 1794. The island was first named Quadra and Vancouver in honour of the two naval officers who met at Nootka in 1792 to carry out the provisions of the Nootka Convention. - "The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History", Various.
- Juan de la Quadra, who was secretary to the licentiate Gregorio Lopez while he was here, spoke to me about these matters. - "Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings", Francis Augustus MacNutt.