Spain
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- Spayen (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Hispania.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK, US) IPA(key): /speɪn/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /spæɪn/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪn
Proper noun
[edit]Spain
- 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.
Hyponyms
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[edit]Descendants
[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
[edit]country in Europe
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