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Murcia

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See also: murcià and Múrcia

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish Murcia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Murcia

  1. An autonomous community and province in southeast Spain.
  2. The capital city of Murcia, Spain.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Proper noun

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Murcia

  1. Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
  2. Murcia (the capital city of Murcia, Spain)

Asturian

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Proper noun

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Murcia ?

  1. Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
  2. Murcia (the capital city of Murcia, Spain)
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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Murcia f

  1. Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
  2. Murcia (the capital city of Murcia, Spain)
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Latin

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Etymology

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Unclear. Has been derived from myrtus (myrtle), from murcus or from Ancient Greek μύρκος (múrkos, dumb).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Murcia f sg (genitive Murciae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) A surname of Venus

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Murcia
genitive Murciae
dative Murciae
accusative Murciam
ablative Murciā
vocative Murcia

References

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  • Murcia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Various theories exist, the most common that it derived from Latin Myrta or Murtea, meaning the land of myrtle (see Latin myrta), or from Latin Murtia, from the name Murtius.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈmuɾθja/ [ˈmuɾ.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈmuɾsja/ [ˈmuɾ.sja]
  • Rhymes: -uɾθja
  • Rhymes: -uɾsja
  • Syllabification: Mur‧cia

Proper noun

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Murcia f

  1. Murcia (an autonomous community and province of Spain)
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Further reading

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