''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven
Romance languages (
Portuguese,
Spanish,
Galician,
Catalan,
Italian,
Occitan and
Corsican) and may refer to:
Biology
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Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome
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Sypharochiton torri
''Sypharochiton torri'' is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae
Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in t ...
'', a mollusc
Chess
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, Mexican chess grandmaster
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Torre Attack, an opening in chess
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Eugenio Torre (born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster
* An alternative name for a
rook in chess
Places
Brazil
* Torre, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of
Recife
England
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Torre, Torquay, an area of Torquay in Devon
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Torre, Somerset
Nettlecombe is a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. The parish covers a rural area below the Brendon Hills, comprising the small hamlets of Beggearn Huish, Torre, Woodford Yarde, together with more isolated individual farms and home ...
, a hamlet in the county of Somerset
France
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Torre, Corsica
Italy
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Torre Annunziata, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania
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Torre Archirafi
Torre Archirafi ( scn, A Turri, italic=no) is a ''frazione ''of the comune (municipality) of Riposto in the Catania area of Sicily, southern Italy. The small fishing village is located about northeast of Catania and about south of Riposto.
His ...
, a frazione in the comune of Riposto in the province of Catania in the region of Sicily
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Torre Boldone, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy
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Torre Bormida, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont
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Torre Canavese, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont
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Torre de' Busi, a comune in the province of Lecco in the region Lombardy
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Torre del Greco, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania
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Torre Mondovì, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont
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Torre Pallavicina, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy
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Torre Pellice, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont
;Other variants:
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Torri del Benaco, a comune in the province of Verona in the region of Veneto
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Torri di Quartesolo, a comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto
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Torri in Sabina, a comune in the province of Rieti in the Italian of Latium
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Torri Superiore, a medieval village in the commune of Ventimiglia in the province of Imperia in the region of Liguria
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Campolongo al Torre, a commune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in the ancient Campus Martius, Rome
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San Vito al Torre, a comune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Mexico
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Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz, a municipality in the State of Veracruz
Portugal
* Torre (Amares), a civil parish in the municipality of
Amares
Puerto Rico
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Torre, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
Torre is a barrio in the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,096.
History
Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and becam ...
, a ''barrio''
Spain
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Torre (Treviño), a hamlet
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La Torre
La Torre is a municipality composed of the following districts, Balbarda, Blacha, Guareña, Oco and Sanchicorto located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León
Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; ...
, a municipality in the province of Ávila, autonomous community of Castile and León
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Torre Alháquime, a village in the province of Cádiz, autonomous community of Andalusia
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Torre-Cardela
Torre-Cardela is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* Instituto Nacional de ...
, a municipality in the province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia
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Torre de Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
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Torre de las Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
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Torre del Compte, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
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Torre los Negros
Torre los Negros is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* Institut ...
, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
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Torre-Pacheco, a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia
* Torre de Loizaga, a Castle in the
autonomous community of the Basque Country
Switzerland
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Torre, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Blenio, canton of Ticino
Geographic features
Elevations
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Cerro Torre, a mountain in the Patagonian Ice Field
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Torre de Aspa, an elevation on the coast of Portugal
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Torre de Cerredo
Torre Cerredo, also called Torrecerredo or Torre de Cerredo ( Asturian: ''La Torre Cerréu''), is the highest peak of the Cantabrian Mountains, northern Spain.
With a prominence of 1,931 m, it is an ultra-prominent peak and the third most promine ...
, a peak in Spain
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Torre (Serra da Estrela), the highest point of mainland Portugal
Islands
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Torre Astura, an island near Anzio
Streams
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Torre River, a tributary of the Isonzo
Structures
Modern skyscrapers
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Torre Agbar, a building in
Barcelona, Spain
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Torre Bicentenario
The Torre Bicentenario (''Bicentennial Tower'') was a skyscraper project planned for construction in Mexico City. If built, at 300 meters (984 ft) tall, it would surpass the Torre Mayor as the holder of the title of Tallest Building in Mexi ...
, planned and cancelled building of
Mexico City
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Torre Caja Madrid, a new skyscraper in
Madrid, Spain
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Torre Caney, planned skyscraper of the
Dominican Republic
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Torre de Collserola, uniquely designed tower in
Barcelona
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Torre de Cristal (disambiguation) Torre de Cristal (Portuguese and Spanish for Crystal Tower) may refer to:
*Torre de Cristal, a building in Madrid (Spain).
* Torre de Cristal (Recife), a famous sculpture located in Recife (Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federa ...
, multiple structures
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Torre Espacio
The Torre Emperador Castellana, simply known as Torre Emperador and formerly named Torre Espacio (Spanish for Space Tower) is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain, measuring 230 metres (755 feet) tall and containing 57 floors. It is currently the List ...
, a new skyscraper in
Madrid, Spain
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Torre Europa (disambiguation), multiple structures
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Torre Fundadores, planned skyscraper of
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
, Mexico
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Torre Latinoamericana, a building in
Mexico City, Mexico
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Torre Mapfre, skyscraper in
Barcelona
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Torre Mayor, skyscraper of
Mexico City
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Torre Picasso, a skyscraper in
Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications towers
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Torre Entel, located in
Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated Regions of Chile, region, t ...
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Torre España ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages ( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to:
Biology
* Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome
...
, located in
Madrid
Tramway towers
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Torre Jaume I, tramway tower of
Barcelona
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Torre Sant Sebastia, tramway tower in
Barcelona
Other
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Torre degli Asinelli
The Two Towers ( it, Le due torri), both of them leaning, are the symbol of Bologna, Italy, and the most prominent of the Towers of Bologna. They are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (''mu ...
, the highest of the
Towers of Bologna in
Italy
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Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Co ...
, a building in Britain
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Torre Ader
The Torre Ader (''Ader Tower'' in English) is an 18th-century Florentine-style tower located in Carapachay in Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an historical monument built in similar style to the Torre Monumental (Monumental ...
, monumental tower of
Buenos Aires
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Torre della Ghirlandina, a bell-tower in Italy
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Torre del Oro
The Torre del Oro ( ar, بُرْج الذَّهَب, burj aḏẖ-ḏẖahab, lit=Tower of Gold) is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via th ...
, medieval watchtower in
Seville
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Torre di Moravola
The Torre di Moravola is a 10th-century medieval watch tower built in Umbria, central Italy, to guard the southern approaches of Montone by the Fortebraccio, a condottieri family of the Renaissance. Positioned on a hill top ridge, Madonna di Conf ...
, hotel in
Umbria Italy
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Torre railway station
Torre railway station is a suburban station on the Riviera Line in Torquay, Devon, England. It is measured from . The station is managed by Great Western Railway but is not staffed.
The station buildings are Grade II listed.
History
A broad ...
, in the United Kingdom
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Torre (WSMR) railway station, also in the United Kingdom
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Torri, structures from which the Torréen Culture on
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
is named
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Torre.co, website
Other uses
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Torre (name)
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Torre, one of 17 ''contrade'' of
Siena
See also
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Torres (disambiguation)
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