Cordova n 1: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: {Cordoba}, {Francisco Fernandez Cordoba}, {Francisco Fernandez de Cordova}] 2: a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture [syn: {Cordoba}] 3: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 [syn: {Cordoba}]