English Explanatory Dictionary

Spain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.
  2. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Spanish ancestry.

Pronunciation

/speɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Spain.wav en-us-Spain.ogg /spæɪn/ /spen/ /spein/

Word forms

Spain Spayen

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Hispānia Old French Espaignebor. Middle English Spayne English Spain From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Displaced Old English Ispania, which was borrowed directly from Latin. Doublet of Hispania.

Related words

Hispanic Spaniard Spanish Countries of the world
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