Valladolid
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌvaɪ.ə.dəˈliːd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: Va‧lla‧do‧lid
Proper noun
Valladolid
- A city in Castile and León, Spain.
- A province in Castile and León, Spain.
Translations
city in Spain
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Valladolid m
- Valladolid (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Valladolid)
- Valladolid (a city in Valladolid, Spain)
Spanish
Etymology
Attested in 11th century Latin documents in forms such as Valleolide and Valledolidi. The beginning corresponds to valle (“valley”) and the ending seemingly to Olid, a known adaptation of the Arabic name لوليد (Walīd). The additional /-d-/ would in that case represent a possessive (de).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (nonstandard, most of Spain) /baʝadoˈliθ/
- IPA(key): (nonstandard, rural northern Spain) /baʎadoˈliθ/
- Syllabification: Va‧lla‧do‧lid
Proper noun
Valladolid ?
- Valladolid (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Valladolid)
- Valladolid (a city in Valladolid, Spain)