Espanha
Old Occitan
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Hespanha (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese Espanna (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɐ.ɲɐ/
Proper noun
Espanha f
- Spain (a country in southwestern Europe)
- (obsolete or poetic) Iberian Peninsula
Usage notes
In European usage, Espanha belongs to a small group of place names (along with França, Inglaterra and Itália) which can be used without the definite article when governed by a preposition: Viveu muito tempo em Espanha.
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