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Vinony

Spain

proper noun

  1. European country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /speɪn/ / /spæɪn/ / /spen/

name

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.

  1. A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.

    “The mountains of Spain consist of parallel ranges, running from east to west[…]”

    “Spain fought with France constantly from 1494 through the 1540s, especially over Italy.”

  2. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Spanish ancestry.