Espanha

From Old Occitan Espanha, from Latin Hispānia.

Espanha f

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

   Synonym: Espanh

• lillac d'Espanha

• Espanna

Inherited from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”).

• IPA^(key): /es̺ˈpa.ɲa/

Espanha f

1. the Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 385 (facsimile):

     os mouros d[e] eſpann[a] e os aflicaos.

     the Moors of Iberia and of Africa

• espanhol

• Fala: España
• Galician: España
• Portuguese: Espanha

• Universo Cantigas - "Espanha₁"

From Latin Hispānia. Compare Old Spanish Espanna and Old Galician-Portuguese Espanna.

Espanha f (nominative singular Espanha)

1. the Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)

• Occitan: Espanha

• Hespanha (obsolete)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Espanha (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Doublet of Hispânia.

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
• Hyphenation: Es‧pa‧nha

Espanha f (plural Espanhas)

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: Reino de Espanha)
2. (obsolete or poetic, usually in the plural) Iberian Peninsula

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.

• → Japanese: イスパニャ (Isupanya)