Ribagorça

See also: ribagorçà

English

Proper noun

Ribagorça

A town in Aragon, Spain

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rīpa (“riverbank”) and a pre-Roman element of uncertain meaning.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ri.βəˈɣor.sə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ri.bəˈɣor.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ri.baˈɣoɾ.sa]

Proper noun

Ribagorça f

A historical county of the Kingdom of Aragon which reverted to the Spanish Crown in 1598
Ribagorza (a historical region in Aragon and Catalonia, consisting of the southern portion of the mediaeval county)
Ribagorza (a comarca in Aragon, Spain; capitals: Graus and Benavarri). It represents the western half of the aforementioned historic region, the eastern half forming the Catalan comarca of Alta Ribagorça
Synonym: Baixa Ribagorça

Derived terms

Alta Ribagorça
Baixa Ribagorça
ribagorçà

Further reading

Ribagorça on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca

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