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Seville

proper noun

  1. capital of the province of Seville and the autonomous community of Andalusia in Spain
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /səˈvɪl/

name

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”).

  1. The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A province of Andalusia, Spain.
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  8. A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  9. A surname.