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spa

1

[ spah ]

noun

  1. a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
  2. a luxurious resort or resort hotel.
  3. a hot tub or similar warm-water hydromassage facility, usually for more than one person.
  4. New England. soda fountain.


Spa

2

[ spah ]

noun

  1. a resort town in E Belgium, SE of Liège: famous mineral springs.

spa

1

/ spɑː /

noun

  1. a mineral spring or a place or resort where such a spring is found
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SpA

2

abbreviation for

  1. Società per Azioni
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SPA

3

abbreviation for

  1. Special Protection Area: an area designated by the European Union in order to protect endangered species, esp of birds
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Spa

4

/ spɑː /

noun

  1. a town in E Belgium, in Liège province: a resort with medicinal mineral springs (discovered in the 14th century). Pop: 10 491 (2004 est)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spa1

First recorded in 1555–65; generalized use of Spa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spa1

C17: named after Spa , Belgium

Origin of spa2

Italian: limited company
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Example Sentences

Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

An aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.

The owner of the spa where Gwyneth reportedly gets venomized says she uses this stuff instead of Botox.

It was difficult for him to leave the house alone after 7:00 p.m. in the sleepy spa town without causing them alarm.

It sounded like a cult-line mantra—“the kind of thing you might hear at a spa,” Jacobs said.

It was never a Roman military station, being used apparently solely as a Spa.

I reckon to set out hence To-morrow, and to go and lie at Spa, where I hope to be merry.

"I thought the bishop was at Spa," interposed a gentleman, whilst the dowager drew breath.

There are pleasant promenades and good golf links, also a small spa which has fallen into disuse.

The dominie lived outside the town, in a lonely little hamlet on the borders of the Spa.

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