cordoba n 1: the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos 2: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: {Francisco Fernandez Cordoba}, {Cordova}, {Francisco Fernandez de Cordova}] 3: a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture [syn: {Cordova}] 4: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 [syn: {Cordova}]