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Dou·ro

 (dôr′o͞o, dō′ro͝o) also Due·ro (dwĕr′ō)
A river rising in north-central Spain, flowing about 800 km (495 mi) generally westward into Portugal and continuing to the Atlantic Ocean at Oporto.
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Douro

(ˈdʊərəʊ; Portuguese ˈdoru)
n
(Placename) a river in SW Europe, rising in N central Spain and flowing west to NE Portugal, then south as part of the border between the two countries and finally west to the Atlantic. Length: 895 km (556 miles). Spanish name: Duero
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Dou•ro

(Port. ˈdoʊ rʊ)

n.
a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. ab. 475 mi. (765 km) long. Spanish, Duero.
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Translations

Douro

[ˈdʊərəʊ] NDuero m
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As Sophia Bergqvist, Quinta de la Rosa owner, points out: "Some of the best quality wine regions (especially the Douro) have only been making wine from port grapes in a commercial way since the early-1990s.
A pop up at the mouth of the River Douro whose waters flow under six bridges, Porto makes for a picture perfect postcard.
reads re you ro river wher LUSH: Douro valley The Ribeira district spreads alongside the Douro where can dine on its banks.
It is situated on the mouth of the River Douro, whose steep Northern slopes are home to one of the world's oldest demarcated wine regions and whose vines are responsible for Port Wine.
A cruise along the Douro River from Porto through the heart of the port winegrowing territory to the Spanish border provided the perfect opportunity to sample the drink and check out the region's impact on our favourite wizard.
A cruise along the Douro River from Porto through the heart of the port wine-growing territory to the Spanish border provided the perfect opportunity to sample the drink and check out the region's impact on our favourite wizard.
Manoella Wine and Soul 2015, Douro, Portugal (PS18.95, Corney & Barrow) Sandra Tavares cut her teeth at her parents' Lisbon estate at Quinta da Chocapalha.
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) in its monitoring report from July to September, issued on Wednesday, declared nine brands of bottled water including Pure Water, Plus Piyaas, 3 Star, Douro, Real Plus, Pure It, Elayn Plus, Crystal Maya and Aqua Saad as unsafe due to chemical and microbiological contamination.
The comparison of their findings with the permissible limits of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) revealed that nine brands Pure Water, Plus Piyaas, 3 Star, Douro, Real Plus, Pure It, Elayn Plus, Crystal Maya and Aqua Saad were unsafe due to chemical and microbiological contamination.
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) in its monitoring report from July to September, issued on Wednesday, declared nine brands of bottled water including Pure Water, Plus Piyaas, 3 Star, Douro, Real Plus, Pure It, Elayn Plus, Crystal Maya and Aqua Saad as unsafe due to chemical and microbiological contamination.
Lined with traditional blue or green tiled houses on which hang delicate wrought iron balconies, Flores turned out to be a stone's throw from the medieval Ribeira district that runs higgledy-piggledy down to the River Douro.