Navarre
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See also: navarre
English
Etymology
From French Navarre, from Spanish Navarra, from Basque nava (“valley”) + herria (“land”), probably referring to the Pamplona basin.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəˈvɑː(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /nəˈvɑɹ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Proper noun
Navarre
- A historical kingdom of Vasconian origin
- A region in southern France and northern Spain roughly comprising said kingdom
- An autonomous community and province in northern Spain.
- A part of the Northern Basque Country (France), often referred to as Basse Navarre (Lower Navarre) in French, to distinguish it from the Navarre belonging to Spain.
- A city in Florida
Derived terms
Translations
autonomous community of Spain
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Navarre f
- Navarre (an autonomous community of Spain)
- Meronym: Pampelune
- Navarre (part of the Basque Country in France)