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saragossa - an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon
		Zaragoza, Saragossa

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saragossa
The capital city of the autonomous community of Aragon and the province of Saragossa, Spain, situated on the river Ebro.

saragossa
A city of Spain, the capital of a province of the same name, and formerly of the kingdom of Aragon. It is situated on the Ebro, which divides the city into two parts. It was a place of importance under the Romans, but there are few remains of the Roman city. It was taken by the Moors in the 8th century, and recovered from them in 1118, after a siege of five years, during which a great part of the inhabitants died of hunger. It was taken by the French in 1809, after a siege of eight months, and one of the most heroic defenses recorded in the history of modern warfare.