Definitions for Cortes

Cortes Cor·tes

Spelling: [kawr-tiz; Spanish kawr-tes]
IPA: /ˈkɔr tɪz; Spanish ˈkɔr tɛs/

Cortes is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in Cortes (ceorst).

Definitions for Cortes

noun

  1. (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
  2. Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

Origin of Cortes

1660-70; Spanish, plural of corte court

Examples for Cortes

The Carlists were scheming, and the Cortes was driven to an immediate decision.

According to Cortes, immigrants lower the prices of products consumed by highly educated consumers by 0.4 percent of GDP.

Cortes says the two Tea Party positions are not mutually exclusive, and Meckler says he agrees, to a point.

In 1843 the Cortes declared that the Queen had attained her majority.

Her Cortes was not a national assembly, and its members were not the choice of the people.

All the Spanish conquerors were cruel; but Cortes was not so cruel as many others.

It was decided to cause the Otumies to attack Cortes and his force.

Cortes, therefore, was in receipt of a liberal education for his day.

The cap which Cortes had sent was returned filled with gold dust.

Just what Cortes at first proposed to do is not quite clear.

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