soriano

from Soria

adjective soh-RYAH-noh Rare

Usage Note

Soriano is the demonym for people and things from Soria, a province and city in Castile and León, Spain. Like most Spanish demonyms, it also functions as a noun — un soriano / una soriana ('a person from Soria'). Soria is famously associated with the poet Antonio Machado, who spent formative years there, and soriano sometimes appears in literary criticism in that context.

Examples

"El equipo soriano ganó el campeonato regional."

Natural Translation

The Soria team won the regional championship.

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