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Concepción

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Concepción , city (1990 est. pop. 306,464), capital of Bío-Bío region, S central Chile, near the mouth of the Bío-Bío River. It is an industrial and commercial center and Chile's third largest city. Its port, Talcahuano , just north of the city, ships the products of the surrounding rich agricultural region. Concepción's industries produce glass, textiles, sugar, lumber, hides, and steel. More than 80% of the country's coal comes from nearby mines. Founded in 1550 by Pedro de Valdivia , the Spanish conqueror of Chile, the city was besieged and destroyed by the Araucanian chief Lautaro in 1554–55. It was completely destroyed by earthquakes in 1570, 1730, 1751, 1835, and 1939 and was severely damaged in 1960 and 2010. Its numerous rebuildings have given Concepción a modern appearance. Points of interest include the Plaza Independencia and a university.

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Concepción

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Concepción, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, USA ‘Conception’ in Spanish, a reference to the Immaculate Conception of Mary, mother of Jesus. The towns in the Philippines and Texas, USA, are spelt Concepcion. Some of the cities were founded on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December. There are bays, spelt Conception, in Namibia and Newfoundland, Canada.

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Concepcíon

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Concepcíon ♀ (Spanish) Marian name commemorating the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

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Concepción

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Concepción •aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne •crayon, rayon •Leon, Lyons, neon, prion •Ceredigion • Mabinogion • nucleon •Amiens • dupion • parathion •Laocoon •gluon, Rouen •bon-bon • Audubon

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