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hispania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
his-pania
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Iberian Peninsula, a peninsula and historical region of Southern Europe covering modern-day Spain, Portugal and Andorra, when under the control of Ancient Rome; split into between two and five Roman provinces, depending on the time period.

Etymology

From Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Spain.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hispany (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Hispaniola

Phrases

Hispania Baetica Hispania Carthaginensis Hispania Citerior Hispania Nova Hispania Tarraconensis Hispania Ulterior

Frequently Paired Words

Hispania Baetica Hispania Carthaginensis Hispania Citerior Hispania Nova Hispania Tarraconensis Hispania Ulterior Lusitania

Questions

What does hispania mean?
The Iberian Peninsula, a peninsula and historical region of Southern Europe covering modern-day Spain, Portugal and Andorra, when under the control of Ancient Rome; split into between two and five Roman provinces, depending on the time period.
Where does hispania come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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