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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contāminātiōnem.
Noun
contaminación f (plural contaminacións)
- contamination, pollution
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contāminātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kontaminaˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kontaminaˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: con‧ta‧mi‧na‧ción
Noun
contaminación f (plural contaminaciones)
- pollution; contamination
- Synonym: polución
En las ciudades, hay mucha contaminación.- In cities, there is lots of pollution.
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