Douro

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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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Douro

[ˈdʊərəʊ] N → Duero m
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Estos territorios se extienden a lo largo de las riberas del rio Duero y alguno de sus principales afluentes (rios Agueda, Huebra, Uces, Coa y Sabor) (Fig.
Las fitocenosis de Cosentinia vellea en el sector biogeografico Lusitano Duriense (Espana-Portugal)
Valladolid: Valladolid, Puente Duero, Pinar de Antequera, 30TUM5101, 680 m, orillas arenosas del rio Duero, 25-VIII-2007, Lazaro Bello, MA 755304; San Miguel del Pino, 30TUL3997, 680 m, herbazal a orillas del rio Duero, 2-IX-2007, Lazaro Bello, MA 755303.
Algunas gramineas de interes corologico en la provincia de Valladolid (Espana)
Se trata de una franja de terreno, con una superficie aproximada de 475 [km.sup.2], vertebrada por el valle medio del rio Duero y el curso bajo del Duraton, con una altitud media de 793 m, integrada fundamentalmente, desde el punto de vista de sus principales unidades morfologicas, por las altas planicies elevadas (los paramos) que dominan la zona y los grandes valles (Dueto y Duraton) y vallejos (Valcorba, Cogeces, Valimon...) que los riegan y disecan.
Algunas notas acerca del poblamiento campaniforme en el sector vallisoletano de la Ribera del Duero

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