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Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *contrāta. Compare Italian contrada, French contrée.
Pronunciation
Noun
contrada f (plural contrades)
- region, area
- Synonym: comarca
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Italian
Etymology
From earlier *contrata, from Vulgar Latin *contrāta. Compare French contrée.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtra.da/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Hyphenation: con‧trà‧da
Noun
contrada f (plural contrade)
- street of houses
- (in Siena) a division of the city, approximating a parish or ward, for contention of the Palio
- (poetic) land
Derived terms
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtɾada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: con‧tra‧da
Noun
contrada f (plural contradas)
- division in the city of Siena
- (archaic) place
- Synonyms: sitio, lugar
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