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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَاحِبُ اَلْمَدِينَة (ṣāḥibu al-madīna, literally “chief of the city”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θalmeˈdina/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /salmeˈdina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: zal‧me‧di‧na
Noun
zalmedina m (plural zalmedinas)
- (historical) A magistrate with civil and criminal jurisdiction in a medieval city.
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