Aviles (anc. Flavignavia), a seaport of Spain, close to the Bay of Biscay, 19 miles N. of Oviedo. There are coal and copper mines in the vicinity. Manufactures of earthenware, glass, linen, &c. are also carried on. Pop. 10,145.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 613
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