Trafalgar

English

Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف الغَار (ṭaraf al-ḡār, literally “cape of laurel”). The place in Australia is named for the battle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹəˈfælɡə(ɹ)/, (rare) /ˌtɹæfəlˈɡɑː(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Trafalgar

1. A headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain.
2. A sea area centred on this cape
3. A famous naval battle once fought near the headland (1805); part of the Napoleonic Wars.
4. A town in Victoria, Australia.

Derived terms

• Trafalgar Square

Translations

A headland in Province of Cádiz

• Catalan: Trafalgar
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特拉法爾加 / 特拉法尔加 (zh) (Tèlāfǎ'ěrjiā)

• Portuguese: Trafalgar m
• Spanish: Trafalgar

Portuguese

Proper noun

Trafalgar

1. Trafalgar (a peninsula in Spain)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾafalˈɡaɾ/ [t̪ɾa.falˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: Tra‧fal‧gar

Proper noun

Trafalgar m

1. Trafalgar (a peninsula in Spain)