Gijón

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city on the coast of Asturias, in northwestern Spain.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Gijón

Etymology

From Spanish Gijón, from Asturian Xixón; found in medieval documents as Medieval Latin Gigia and as Old Leonese Pobla de Gigión, but further origins are unclear.

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