Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cordoba

 noun  Etymology: Spanish ~, from Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba died 1526 Spanish explorer  Date: 1913 — see money table CORDOBA  geographical name  1. province S Spain area 5297 square miles (13,179 square kilometers), population 754,452  2. (or Cordova) city, its capital, on the Guadalquivir population 300,229  3. city N central Argentina population 1,179,067  • Cordoban adjective or noun