city in SW Spain, on the Guadiana at the Portuguese border: pop. 122,000
See Badajoz in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bäˌdə-hōzˈ, -Þä-hōthˈ)
A city of southwest Spain on the Guadiana River near the Portugal border. An ancient fortress city, it rose to prominence under the Moors as the seat (1022-1094) of a vast independent emirate. Population: 145,000.
