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Barcelona is an English word with synonyms like city or metropolis. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Barcelona in a sentence

Barcelona meaning

  1. The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.
  2. A province of Catalonia, Spain.
  3. A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Synonyms of Barcelona

city metropolis urban center port

Using Barcelona

  • The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of Catalonia, Spain. | A province of Catalonia, Spain. | A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  • Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center, port.
  • In the example corpus, barcelona often appears in combinations such as: in barcelona, barcelona and, fc barcelona.

Context around Barcelona

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 17 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Barcelona

  • In this selection, "barcelona" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, visit, owned, spain, defending and open stand out and add context to how "barcelona" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include stadium in barcelona spain sunday, 2020 in barcelona spain and barcelona spain. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "barcelona" sits close to words such as kent, perceived and toxic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with barcelona

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The site, previously known as Visit Barcelona, will now be known as This is Barcelona. (15 words)

BARCELONA — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz eased into the final of the Barcelona Open after seeing off Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday. (24 words)

Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong, centre, and Barcelona's Raphinha, centre left, talk to referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez during the Spanish La Liga match. (24 words)

Levi had been staying with Mr. Squire at his home in Ibiza but had taken a ferry alone to Barcelona on October 29. He was last seen leaving The Old Irish Pub on Barcelona's La Rambla, a bustling street filled with bars and restaurants. (45 words)

Former FC Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué unveiled a huge banner in Barcelona on Friday throwing shade at mainstream soccer for being “scared” of his new Twitch soccer league, the Kings League, and its upcoming final at the famed Camp Nou stadium. (42 words)

BARCELONA: Barcelona's new manager Quique Setien says he is still buzzing with excitement about being put in charge of the Spanish champions as he prepares for his first game with his new side, at home to Granada on Sunday (Jan 19). (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates with team mates after scoring his side's 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Villareal FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020.

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, duels for the ball against Getafe's Vitorino Antunes during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Getafe at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.

Barcelona also is home to the Barcelona and Catalonia National Symphonic Orchestra (Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, usually known as OBC), the largest symphonic orchestra in Catalonia.

BARCELONA — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz eased into the final of the Barcelona Open after seeing off Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday.

Barcelona raises tourist tax again in bid to boost coffers and chase ‘quality tourism’It would be great to do something to improve security in Barcelona.

Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong, centre, and Barcelona's Raphinha, centre left, talk to referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez during the Spanish La Liga match.

FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez knows that FC Barcelona must win at Valencia on Saturday in a match that he has described as a final "because we need points".

Former FC Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué unveiled a huge banner in Barcelona on Friday throwing shade at mainstream soccer for being “scared” of his new Twitch soccer league, the Kings League, and its upcoming final at the famed Camp Nou stadium.

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He was diagnosed with heart problems while at Barcelona which came to the fore when he left the field, holding his chest, during Barcelona’s match against Alaves in the Spanish league on Oct 30, 2021.

It is an initiative based in Barcelona, Spain and is led by Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital and is supported by the Leo Messi Foundation.

Levi had been staying with Mr. Squire at his home in Ibiza but had taken a ferry alone to Barcelona on October 29. He was last seen leaving The Old Irish Pub on Barcelona's La Rambla, a bustling street filled with bars and restaurants.

Taxi drivers protest, after the Court of Justice of the European Union rejected rules set by the city of Barcelona that dramatically restrict the number of cars working with ride-hailing apps, in Barcelona.

The site, previously known as Visit Barcelona, will now be known as This is Barcelona.

BARCELONA: Barcelona's new manager Quique Setien says he is still buzzing with excitement about being put in charge of the Spanish champions as he prepares for his first game with his new side, at home to Granada on Sunday (Jan 19).

Barcelona in August is going to be significantly warmer than Barcelona in May, while temperatures last weekend at Silverstone were among the highest ever recorded at the track.

Barcelona legend, Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that he had spoken with Barcelona chiefs, amid report linking him to replace current Blaugrana manager, Ernesto Valverde at Camp Nou.

FC Barcelonal players celebration during the match between FC Barcelona and CD Leganes, corresponding to the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey, played at the Camp Nou Stadium on 30th January 2020, in Barcelona, Spain.

Messi's father in Barcelona for club meeting Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge Messi, landed in Barcelona Tuesday morning and was expected to hold talks with the Catalan club over future of his son.

Publicly owned Barcelona Energía supplies electricity to Barcelona City Council buildings and facilities and is installing solar panels on the roofs of public buildings.

Setien, Abidal face sack from Barcelona Spanish football expert Alvaro Montero tells Sky Sports News that manager Quique Setien and sporting director Eric Abidal are set to be sacked by Barcelona at a meeting on Monday morning.

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Common combinations with barcelona

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "barcelona" in a sentence?
An example: "Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates with team mates after scoring his side's 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Villareal FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "barcelona" from authentic English texts.
What does "barcelona" mean?
Barcelona means: The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.
What are synonyms of "barcelona"?
Common synonyms of "barcelona" include: city, metropolis, urban center, port.
How many example sentences with "barcelona" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "barcelona", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.