Spain
English
editAlternative forms
edit- Spayen (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Hispania.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSpain
- A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.
- 1865, James Stuart Laurie, editor, Manual of Elementary Geography, page 40:
- The mountains of Spain consist of parallel ranges, running from east to west […]
- 1999, Stephen P. Reyna, "The Force of Two Logics", in S. P. Reyna & R. E. Downs (editors), Deadly Developments: Capitalism, states and war (War and Scoiety, volume 5), page 34
- Spain fought with France constantly from 1494 through the 1540s, especially over Italy.
- An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Spanish ancestry.
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editDescendants
edit- → Burmese: စပိန် (ca.pin)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: स्पेन (spen)
- → Japanese: スペイン (Supein)
- → Korean: 스페인 (seupein)
- → Marathi: स्पेन (spen)
- → Thai: สเปน (sà-bpeen)
Translations
editcountry in Europe
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See also
edit- (countries of Europe) countries of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- Countries of the world
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