Concepcion
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- proper noun
- On February 20, 1835, Charles Darwin was visiting Concepcion, an industrial city in southern Chile, when a great seismic tremor hit that part of the country.
Examples
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Concepcion cooks chicken and Pedro sets the table, whistling along to Ramon's O.S. violin playing "We Shall Overcome."
Fiction book (1999) -
Concepcion Mendoza, a postdoctoral fellow in King's laboratory, is leading this study.
Academic text (2002) -
Concepcion twisted the small gold band he wore on the middle finger of his right hand.
Fiction book (1995) -
Concepcion, Chile
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Photograph: Carola Espinoza, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile.
Academic text (2010) -
Twelve days later, Darvin arrived in Concepcion, a city located closer to the coast of southern Chile, near the epicenter of the quake.
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The mission churches of San Jose, Concepcion, Espada, and San Juan remain notable landmarks in the industrial city of southern Chile.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Concepcion comes from the Spanish word concepción, which means 'conception' or 'start' and often refers to the 'Immaculate Conception' of the Virgin Mary. The English words conception and conceive mean to begin or form an idea, so a place called Concepcion is named for that idea of a 'beginning' or special religious protection.