English Explanatory Dictionary

Andalusia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A city, the county seat of Covington County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Flagler County, Florida.
  5. A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community and historic neighbourhood in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˌændəˈluːsi.ə/ /ˌændəˈluːʃə/ /ˌændəˈluːzi.ə/ /ˌændəˈluːʒə/ /ˌændəluːˈsiːə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Andalusia.wav

Word forms

Andalusia

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Andalusia, from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus) + -ia.

Related words

Andalusian Andalucia Andalucía

Derived words

andalusite
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