Almeria

See also: Almería and Almeríą

English

Alternative forms

• Almería

Etymology

From Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”) in reference to the settlement's initial role in the 9th century as a watchtower for Bajjana, now Pechina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌælməˈɹi.ə/, /ˌɑːlməˈɹi.ə/

Proper noun

Almeria

1. A city in Andalusia, Spain.
2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.

Derived terms

• Almerian

Translations

city in Andalusia

• Arabic: المَرِيَّة f (al-mariyya), ألمرية f (al-mariyya)

  Egyptian Arabic: المريه

• Azerbaijani: Almeriya
• Catalan: Almeria f
• French: Almérie (fr) f, Almería (fr) f
• Galician: Almería (gl) f
• Greek:

  Modern: Αλμερία (el) f (Almería)

• Hebrew: אַלְמֶרִיָה f
• Japanese: アルメリア (Arumeria)
• Latin: Portus Magnus
• Marathi: आल्मेरिया (ālmeriyā)
• Occitan: Almeria f
• Polish: Almería f, Almeria (pl) f
• Portuguese: Almeria f
• Russian: Альмерия (ru) (Alʹmerija)
• Spanish: Almería (es) f
• Turkish: Almeria
• Ukrainian: Альмерія (Alʹmerija)

Anagrams

• Laramie, Mariela

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əl.məˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [al.meˈɾi.a]

Proper noun

Almeria f

1. Almeria (a province of Andalusia, Spain; capital: Almeria)
2. Almeria (a city in Almería, Spain)

Derived terms

• almerienc

Polish

Alternative forms

• Almería

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Almería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmɛ.rja/
• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Syllabification: Al‧me‧ria

Proper noun

Almeria f

1. Almeria (a city, the provincial capital of Almería, Andalusia, Spain)
2. Almeria (a province of Andalusia, Spain)

Declension

Declension of Almeria

	singular
nominative	Almeria
genitive	Almerii
dative	Almerii
accusative	Almerię
instrumental	Almerią
locative	Almerii
vocative	Almerio

Further reading

• Almeria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Almeria in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Almería

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈɾi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.meˈɾi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈɾi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.meˈɾi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈɾi.a/ [aʊ̯.meˈɾi.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.mɨˈɾi.ɐ/ [aɫ.mɨˈɾi.ɐ]

Proper noun

Almeria f

1. Almeria (a province of Andalusia, Spain)
2. Almeria (a city, the provincial capital of Almería, Andalusia, Spain)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmeˈɾia/ [ʔɐl.mɛˈɾiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: Al‧me‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Almería (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜀ)

1. A municipality of Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines