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An island in the Pacific Ocean
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The title of a painting
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An infectious disease
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The name of a Basque town in northern Spain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Guernica (UK: /ɡɜːrˈniːkə, ˈɡɜːrnɪkə/, Spanish pronunciation: [ɡeɾˈnika]), official name (reflecting the Basque language) Gernika (pronounced [ɡernika]), is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Guernica, Spain Guernica, in northern Spain, holds its Basque heritage dear, but the town will always be known for its destruction in Nazi saturation bombing in 1937. Picasso immortalized the tragedy and human suffering in his powerful masterpiece, Guernica.
Detailed explanation-3: -Guernica, in full Guernica y Luno, official Spanish-Basque composite Gernika-Lumo, city, just northeast of Bilbao, Vizcaya provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Basque Country, northern Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -As the first place where democracy was established in Spain’s Basque region, the town of Guernica was a symbolic target. The brutal bombing that took place on that day killed hundreds of people and was the first instance in the Spanish Civil War in which a defenseless city was attacked.
Detailed explanation-5: -Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace.