English Explanatory Dictionary

Arica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province in northern Chile.
  2. A commune and port city, the capital of the province of Arica, Chile.

Word forms

Arica

Etymology

Uncertain. Rómulo Cúneo Vidal said that the word comes from Aymara ari (crag) + iqui (place to sleep). Manuel A. Quiroga said that the word comes from ari (phylum) + aka (tip). Carlos Auza Arce said that it comes from ari (hill) + acca (neighboring).

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