English Explanatory Dictionary

Almería

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.

Pronunciation

/ˌælməˈɹi.ə/ /ˌɑːlməˈɹi.ə/

Word forms

Almería Almeria

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”) in reference to the settlement's initial role in the 9th century as a watchtower for Bajjana, now Pechina.

Derived words

Almerian
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