"Asunción" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /asunˈθjon/ [Spain], [a.sũn̟ˈθjõn] [Spain], /asunˈsjon/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [a.sũnˈsjõn] [Latin-America, Philippines]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: From asunción (“assumption (of Mary to heaven)”), shortened from María (de la) Asunción, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary. Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Asunción f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Asunción f
  1. a female given name from Latin Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Asunción-es-name-GDX85zA0 Categories (other): Spanish female given names, Spanish given names, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. any of a number of places, including Asunción (the capital city of Paraguay) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Paraguay, Places in Paraguay Derived forms: asunceno, asunceño
    Sense id: en-Asunción-es-name-ueBYlAym Categories (other): Asunción, National capitals, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
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      "ipa": "/asunˈθjon/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a.sũn̟ˈθjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asunˈsjon/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a.sũnˈsjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Asunción"
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      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/asunˈθjon/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a.sũn̟ˈθjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asunˈsjon/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a.sũnˈsjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Asunción"
}

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