Asturias

See also: Astúrias

English

Location of Asturias (red) in Spain.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/, /əˈstjʊə.ɹi.əs/
    • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /æsˈtʊɹ.i.əs/, /əˈstʊɹ.i.əs/

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. The capital city is Oviedo.
    • 2000, Richard Sterling, Allison Jones, Spain, Lonely Planet; World Food, page 145:
      To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."
  2. a surname from Spanish.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Asturias is the 44423th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 484 individuals. Asturias is most common among Hispanic/Latino (75.62%) and White (12.60%) individuals.

See also

Aragonese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈtuɾjas/
  • Rhymes: -uɾjas
  • Syllabification: As‧tu‧rias

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Asturias. The municipality is named after Asturias in Spain.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: As‧tu‧rias

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. a surname
  2. A municipality of Cebu
  3. Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)

Galician

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈtuɾjas/ [as̺ˈt̪u.ɾjas̺]
  • Rhymes: -uɾjas
  • Hyphenation: As‧tu‧rias

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

Latinization of Astur, a Celtic tribe residing in pre-Roman Spain. More at Asturias.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈtuɾjas/ [asˈt̪u.ɾjas]
  • Rhymes: -uɾjas
  • Syllabification: As‧tu‧rias

Proper noun

Asturias f pl

  1. Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)
  2. (historical) Asturias (a mediaeval kingdom in northern Iberia)

Derived terms

Further reading

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