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The name of Spain (España) comes from Hispania, the name used by the Romans for the Iberian Peninsula and its provinces during the Roman Empire. The etymological origin of the term Hispania is uncertain, although the Phoenicians referred to the region as Spania (meaning "Land of rabbits"), therefore, the most accepted theory is the Phoenician one. There have been a …
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c. 1200, Spaine, in reference to the ancient region comprising the great peninsula of southwestern Europe, from Anglo-French Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, …
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The origin of the word Hispania is very disputed. The evidence for the various speculations is based merely upon what are at best mere resemblances, likely to be accidental, and suspect supporting evidence. The most commonly held theory holds it to be of Punic origin, from the Phoenician language of colonizing Carthage. Specifically, it may derive from a Punic cognate ī shāpān (𐤀𐤉 𐤔𐤐𐤍) of Hebrew ī shāfān (אׅי שָׁפָן) meaning 'island of the hyrax', referring to the European rabbit
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Etymology . From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia, from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία …
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Etymology Inherited from Old Spanish espanyol , espannol . Probably a thirteenth-century borrowing from Old Occitan espaignol (compare modern Occitan …
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WebSpanish (adj.) c. 1200, Spainisc, "of or pertaining to Spain or Spaniards," from Spaine "Spain," from Old French Espaigne (see Spaniard) + -ish. Replaced Old English …
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Espanya Etymology [ edit] From Latin Hispānia . Proper noun [ edit] Espanya Spain (a country in Europe) Catalan [ edit] Catalan Wikipedia has an article on: Espanya …
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Spain
Country in europeA country with some pockets of territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean.