A Coruña

From Galician A Coruña, of uncertain origin.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑ kəˈɹunjə/
• Rhymes: -uːnjə

A Coruña

1. A historic city on the coast of Galicia, Spain.

   Synonyms: La Coruña (Spanish form), Corunna (dated), The Groyne (archaic)

• Cruña (dated)

Uncertain. Predominant theories are:

• A corruption of the word for “crown”;
• From French Cluny, a commune in eastern France;
• From Scottish Gaelic cork orrunach (literally “harbor of the brave men”): Celtic settlers had been known to explore the coast;
• From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin.

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• IPA^(key): /a koˈɾu.ɲa̝/, /a ˈkɾu.ɲa̝/

A Coruña f

1. A Coruña (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: A Coruña)
2. A Coruña (a city in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain)

The definite article a in A Coruña and other Galician proper nouns behaves and follows the same rules as if it was placed before a common noun, and so it contracts with several prepositions, as for example:

• de + A = da: e.g. veño da Coruña (“I've arrived from A Coruña”)
• en + A = na: e.g. vivo na Coruña (“I live in A Coruña”)
• por + A = pola: e.g. vai pola Coruña (“stop by A Coruña”)

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