Valencia

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See also: valencia, valencià, valência, València, and Valência

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Etymology

From Spanish Valencia, from Latin Valentia, from valentia (“power, vigor”). Doublet of Valence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vəˈlɛnsi.ə/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Valencia

  1. The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
  2. An autonomous community of Spain, the Valencian Community.
  3. A province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
  4. A town and municipality of the Córdoba department, in northern Colombia.
  5. The capital city of Valencia canton, Ecuador.
  6. A canton of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.
  7. Several places in the Philippines:
    1. A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.
    2. A city in Bukidnon, Philippines.
    3. A barangay of the municipality of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
    4. A municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines.
  8. An area in the barrio of Universidad, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  9. A town in northeastern Trinidad island, Trinidad and Tobago.
  10. Several places in the United States:
    1. A neighborhood of the city of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California.
    2. A census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico.
    3. A borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania.
  11. The capital city of the state of Carabobo, Venezuela.
  12. A female given name
  13. A habitational surname from Spanish

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Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Valencia is the 475th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 70,000 individuals. Valencia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.23%) individuals.

Noun

Valencia (plural Valencias)

  1. A kind of sweet orange.
  2. Any of various cocktails made with orange juice.
    • 2002, J. Lilly, Wise Hyenas, page 16:
      […] while Charles whistlingly assembles an exotic cocktail at the counter of the make-believe kitchen.
      'What's up, Chas?' Sage asks, not quite suspicious.
      'Nothin'. Just whippin' up some Valencias.'

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Valencia.

Proper noun

Valencia

  1. a surname from Spanish
  2. Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
  3. Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)
  4. Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
  5. several places in the Philippines:
    1. Valencia (a municipality of Bohol, Philippines)
    2. Valencia (a city in Bukidnon, Philippines)
    3. Valencia (a barangay of the municipality of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, Philippines)
    4. Valencia (a municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines)

Galician

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Valencia

  1. Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
  2. Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)
  3. Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)

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Italian

Proper noun

Valencia f

  1. Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
  2. Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)
  3. Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)

Derived terms

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan València, from Latin Valentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /baˈlenθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /baˈlensja/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: Va‧len‧cia

Proper noun

Valencia f

  1. Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
  2. Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)
  3. Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
  4. the letter V in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • ⇒ Chinese: 巴倫西亞／巴伦西亚 (Bālúnxīyà)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Valencia, from Catalan València.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlensia/,
  • Hyphenation: Va‧len‧cia

Proper noun

Valencia (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. several places in the Philippines
    1. Valencia (a city in Bukidnon, Philippines)
    2. Valencia (a municipality of Bohol, Philippines)
    3. Valencia (a municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines)
    4. Valencia (a barangay of New Manila, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines)
    5. Valencia (a barangay of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, Philippines)
  2. a surname from Spanish
  3. Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
  4. Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)
  5. Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)

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