English Explanatory Dictionary

Seville

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A province of Andalusia, Spain.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
  5. A census-designated place in Volusia County, Florida.
  6. A census-designated place in Wilcox County, Georgia.
  7. A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.
  8. A village in Medina County, Ohio.
  9. A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  10. A surname.

Pronunciation

/səˈvɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Seville.wav

Word forms

Seville

Etymology

From Spanish Sevilla (possibly through a Middle French form), from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /⁠sefela⁠/, “plain, valley”). Compare Hebrew שפלה (shfela, “lowland”), Arabic سافل (safil, “lowly”).

Synonyms

Hims al-Andalus Ishbiliya Pearl of Andalusia

Derived words

Sevillan Sevillian Sevillano Seville East Seville orange
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