"España" meaning in Spanish

See España in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /esˈpaɲa/, [esˈpa.ɲa]
Rhymes: -aɲa Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish Espanna (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|Espanna||Iberian Peninsula|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish Espanna (“Iberian Peninsula”), {{inh+|es|osp|Espanna||Iberian Peninsula}} Inherited from Old Spanish Espanna (“Iberian Peninsula”), {{der|es|la|Hispānia}} Latin Hispānia, {{der|es|xpu||אי שפן|coast of hyraxes|sc=Hebr|tr=I-Shaphan}} Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} España f, {{es-proper noun|f}} España f
  1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries in Europe
    Sense id: en-España-es-name-1x~xsG3q Categories (other): Spain
  2. the letter E in the Spanish spelling alphabet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-España-es-name-vlP3-hag Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Armenia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Austria"
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      "word": "Azerbaiyán"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bélgica"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bielorrusia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bosnia-Herzegovina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bulgaria"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Chipre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ciudad del Vaticano"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Croacia"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Dinamarca"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Eslovaquia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Eslovenia"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Estonia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Finlandia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Georgia"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Irlanda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Italia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kazajistán"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kosovo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Letonia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Liechtenstein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Lituania"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Luxemburgo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Macedonia del Norte"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Malta"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Moldavia"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mónaco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Montenegro"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Noruega"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Países Bajos"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Polonia"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Portugal"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Reino Unido"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "República Checa"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Rumania"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Rusia"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "San Marino"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Serbia"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Suecia"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Suiza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Turquía"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ucrania"
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            "Countries",
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          "Southern Europe#English"
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      "ipa": "/esˈpaɲa/"
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    }
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      "word": "blanco de España"
    },
    {
      "word": "cedro de España"
    },
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      "word": "mosca de España"
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      "word": "Nueva España"
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      "word": "Moldavia"
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      "word": "Mónaco"
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      "word": "Montenegro"
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      "word": "Noruega"
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      "word": "Polonia"
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    {
      "word": "Portugal"
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    {
      "word": "Reino Unido"
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    {
      "word": "República Checa"
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    {
      "word": "Rumania"
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    {
      "word": "Rusia"
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    {
      "word": "San Marino"
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    {
      "word": "Serbia"
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    {
      "word": "Suecia"
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    {
      "word": "Suiza"
    },
    {
      "word": "Turquía"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ucrania"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Countries in Europe",
        "es:Spain"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Spain",
          "Spain#English:_Q29"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "Southern Europe",
          "Southern Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Iberian peninsula",
          "Iberian peninsula"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the letter E in the Spanish spelling alphabet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "E",
          "E"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/esˈpaɲa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpa.ɲa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɲa"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:España"
  ],
  "word": "España"
}

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