Badajoz

name

Etymology: From Spanish Badajoz, of uncertain origin but possibly from Arabic forms of Latin Pax Augusta.

1. A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.

   “It was at this town of Badajoz, the capital of Estremadura, that I first fell in with those singular people, the Zincali, Gitanos, or Spanish gypsies.”

2. A province of Extremadura, Spain, around the city.