Concepción

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English

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Proper noun

Concepción

  1. A number of places, including:
    1. A city and commune, the capital of Concepción province, Chile.
    2. A province in Biobío region, Chile.

Spanish

Etymology

From concepción (“conception”), shortened from María (de la Inmaculada) Concepción, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /konθebˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /konsebˈsjon/
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  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: Con‧cep‧ción

Proper noun

Concepción f

  1. a female given name
    Synonyms: Inmaculada, Concha, Conchita
  2. any of a number of places in Latin America
    1. A province of Chile
    2. (historical) A department of Chile
    3. (historical) A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.
    4. A department of Paraguay
    5. A city in Paraguay

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