Cordoba

See also: cordoba, córdoba, and Córdoba

English

Alternative forms

• Córdoba, Cordova

Etymology

From Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt or qart, “city”) + 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (ywbʿy, “Juba”) after the Numidian king Juba I. As South American provinces, named after the Spanish city.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːdəbə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Cordoba

1. A city in Andalusia, Spain.
2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.
3. A province in central Argentina.
4. A department of Colombia.

Derived terms

• Cordoban

Related terms

• Cordobes
• Cordovan
• cordovan
• cordwain
• cordwainer
• Juba

Translations

city in Spain

• Arabic: قُرْطُبَة f (qurṭuba)

  Hijazi Arabic: قُرْطُبَة f (gurṭuba)

• Armenian: Կորդովա (hy) (Kordova)
• Catalan: Còrdova f
• French: Cordoue (fr) f
• Hawaiian: Kokowa
• Hebrew: קארדאבע f
• Hindi: कोर्डोबा m (korḍobā)
• Italian: Cordova
• Latin: Corduba f
• Latvian: Kordova f
• Marathi: कोर्दोबा (kordobā)
• Portuguese: Córdova (pt) f
• Russian: Ко́рдова (ru) f (Kórdova)
• Spanish: Córdoba (es) f
• Tagalog: Kordoba
• Urdu: قُرْطُبَہ m (qurt̤uba)

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