"Spa" meaning in English

See Spa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:der|wa:espa<ety:der<la:spargere<unc>><la:spatium<unc>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "spargere", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "spatium", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Walloon", "term" : "espa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "wa" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Spa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Spa">, {{der|en|wa|espa||fountain, spring}} Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), {{der|en|la|spargere||to spread, scatter}} Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Spa
  1. A city in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Wikidata QID: Q39865 Categories (place): Cities in Belgium, Places in Belgium
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  2. (motor racing, informal) The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, a motor racing circuit located near the city of Spa. Tags: informal
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