Word
spain
Phoneticsspain
/ˈspeɪn/
Definitions
01the country
n. a large country in Southern Europe next to Portugal and France.
n. a nation-state in Southern Europe; a member of the European Union located on the Iberian Peninsula.
“We are planning to spend two weeks in Spain this summer.”
“The constitutional monarchy of Spain is divided into seventeen autonomous communities, each with its own distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.”
Synonyms
02a surname
n. a family name used in English-speaking countries.
n. an English surname of habitational origin, originally referring to a person from Spain or of Spanish descent.
“Mr. Spain joined the company as a senior consultant last year.”
“Genealogical records indicate that the Spain family settled in this region during the late seventeenth century.”
Formal
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Hispānia Old French Espaignebor. Middle English Spayne English Spain From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Displaced Old English Ispania, which was borrowed directly from Latin. Doublet of Hispania.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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