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audiencia

/aʊdiˈɛn(t)siə/

audiencia noun: an appellate court of the Spanish empire.

Noun

audiencia (plural audiencias)

  1. (historical) An appellate court of the Spanish empire.
    • After Cortés the government of New Spain degenerated under the rule of Nuño de Guzmán, president of the first audiencia, into a brutish exploitation of the Indians.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 21
    Synonyms:
    audience

Synonyms of audiencia

Forms of audiencia

pluralaudiencias

Origin of audiencia

Borrowed from Spanish audiencia. Doublet of audience.

Questions about audiencia

What does audiencia mean?
Audiencia means an appellate court of the Spanish empire.
What part of speech is audiencia?
Audiencia is a noun.
How do you pronounce audiencia?
Audiencia is pronounced /aʊdiˈɛn(t)siə/.
What is the plural of audiencia?
The plural of audiencia is audiencias.

Words near audiencia in the dictionary

  1. audience waves
  2. audience-proof
  3. audienceless
  4. audiencelessness
  5. audiences
  6. audiencia
  7. audiencias
  8. audiencier
  9. audienciers
  10. audient
  11. audiently

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