Spa
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"
Etymology
The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).
Proper noun
Spa
- A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean-Jacques Jespers, 2005, éd. Racine
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spa ?
- A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs
Derived terms
Anagrams
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spa f
- A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.
- Holonym: Belgique
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Spa.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spa n (indeclinable)
- Spa (a municipality, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)
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