Palencia

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See also: Palència

English

 Palencia on Wikipedia
 Province of Palencia on Wikipedia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈlɛnsiə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Palencia

  1. A province in northern Castile and León, Spain.
  2. A city, the provincial capital of Palencia, Spain.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From the city of Pallantia, in Greek Παλλεντία with the meaning of The plain land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈlenθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /paˈlensja/
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: Pa‧len‧cia

Proper noun

Palencia f

  1. Palencia (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Palencia)
  2. Palencia (a city in Palencia, Spain)

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