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spain

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/speɪn/(US)
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/speɪn/(US) · /spæɪn/ · /spen/ · /spein/

Definition of spain

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.
    “The mountains of Spain consist of parallel ranges, running from east to west[…]”
    “Spain fought with France constantly from 1494 through the 1540s, especially over Italy.”
    “Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of toad poison after raiding two rural properties that were used to host lucrative spiritual retreats promising “astral journeys”.”
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  1. A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.
    “The mountains of Spain consist of parallel ranges, running from east to west[…]”
    “Spain fought with France constantly from 1494 through the 1540s, especially over Italy.”
    “Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of toad poison after raiding two rural properties that were used to host lucrative spiritual retreats promising “astral journeys”.”
  2. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Spanish ancestry.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Hispānia Old French Espaignebor. Middle English Spayne English Spain From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Displaced Old English Ispania, which was borrowed directly from Latin. Doublet of Hispania.

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