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Spain
[ speyn ]
noun
- a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). : Madrid.
Spain
/ speɪn /
noun
- a kingdom of SW Europe, occupying the Iberian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: a leading European power in the 16th century, with many overseas possessions, esp in the New World; became a republic in 1931; under the fascist dictatorship of Franco following the Civil War (1936–39) until his death in 1975; a member of the European Union. It consists chiefly of a central plateau (the Meseta), with the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains in the north and the Sierra Nevada in the south. Official language: Castilian Spanish, with Catalan, Galician, and Basque official regional languages. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Madrid. Pop: 47 370 542 (2013 est). Area: 504 748 sq km (194 883 sq miles) Spanish nameEspaña
Spain
- Constitutional monarchy in southwestern Europe , consisting of the Spanish mainland (bordered to the northwest by France and to the west by Portugal ), the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea , and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean . Its capital and largest city is Madrid .
Notes
Other Words From
- anti-Spain adjective
- pro-Spain adjective
Idioms and Phrases
see castles in the air (Spain) .Example Sentences
Refoxos, Spain—When the researcher arrives, Herminia is already waiting for him, calmly seated on a chair in her courtyard, a leafy shelter providing protection from the unseasonably hot Sun.
For five months, from Spain to Brazil, he did not win but he just kept on banging in the results, so Norris was never able to make big inroads into his lead.
He has played with Rodri for Spain and was impressive when replacing the City man at half-time in the Euro 2024 final victory over England.
As recent flooding in Spain and elsewhere revealed, every minute of warning given to people ahead of a possible flood can save lives and property.
This can be dangerous, as extreme rain events, such as those recently witnessed in Spain that resulted in a devastating death toll, are rising due to climate change.
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