Asturias

1 of 2

biographical name

As·​tu·​ri·​as ə-ˈstu̇r-ē-əs 

-ˈstyu̇r-

Miguel Ángel 1899–1974 Guatemalan author

Asturias

2 of 2

geographical name

As·​tu·​ri·​as ə-ˈstu̇r-ē-əs 

a-,

-ˈstyu̇r-

1

region of northwestern Spain on Bay of Biscay; an independent kingdom 718–910

2

province of northwestern Spain area 4079 square miles (10,565 square kilometers), population 1,075,183

Asturian

ə-ˈstu̇r-ē-ən 

a-

-ˈstyu̇r-

adjective or noun