English Explanatory Dictionary

Española

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in New Mexico, United States.
  2. An island of San Cristobal canton, Galapagos, Ecuador.
  3. Alternative form of Hispaniola, an island of the Caribbean.
noun
  1. A Spanish woman.

Word forms

Española Espanola Españolas

Etymology

From Spanish Española (“Little Spain”), from España (“Spain”) + -ola (“-ule: forming diminutives”). In reference to the Ecuadorian island, bestowed in 1892 in honor of the quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus's first voyage, during which he reached Hispaniola. Doublet of Hispaniola.

Synonyms

Spaniardess
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