Proper noun
Guernica
A town in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
There can't be any more Fallujahs. Fallujah is the 21st century equivalent of Guernica. We just went in and destroyed that city, drove the people out, killed them, thousands. We don't know how many. Ramsey Clark
A cesta-punta player People would flock to Guernica not just from the immediate vicinity, but from all over the province, so that the town was packed. Source: Internet
After the bombing of Guernica in 1937 and the Rotterdam Blitz in 1940, it was commonly assumed that terror bombing was a part of Luftwaffe doctrine. Source: Internet
Alain Resnais 's Guernica (1950) uses Picasso 's painting to protest against war. Source: Internet
In Biscay, each administrative district (known as a merindad) had its appointed tree, but over the centuries, the Tree of Guernica acquired particular importance. Source: Internet
Guernica was on display in New York's Museum of Modern Art for many years. Source: Internet