Proper noun
Valencia
- The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
- An autonomous community of Spain, the Valencian Community.
- A province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
- A town and municipality of the Córdoba department, in northern Colombia.
- The capital city of Valencia canton, Ecuador.
- A canton of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.
- Several places in the Philippines:
- A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.
- A city in Bukidnon, Philippines.
- A barangay of the municipality of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
- A municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines.
- An area in the barrio of Universidad, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- A town in northeastern Trinidad island, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Several places in the United States:
- A neighborhood of the city of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California.
- A census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico.
- A borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania.
- The capital city of the state of Carabobo, Venezuela.
- A female given name
- A habitational surname from Spanish
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Valencia is the 475th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 70,000 individuals. Valencia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.23%) individuals.
Noun
Valencia (plural Valencias)
- A kind of sweet orange.
- Any of various cocktails made with orange juice.
2002, J. Lilly, Wise Hyenas, page 16:[…] while Charles whistlingly assembles an exotic cocktail at the counter of the make-believe kitchen.
'What's up, Chas?' Sage asks, not quite suspicious.
'Nothin'. Just whippin' up some Valencias.'
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /baˈlenθja/ [baˈlẽn̟.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /baˈlensja/ [baˈlẽn.sja]
- Rhymes: -enθja
- Rhymes: -ensja
- Syllabification: Va‧len‧cia
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /vaˈlensia/ [vɐˈlɛn̪.ʃɐ]
- IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /baˈlensia/ [bɐˈlɛn̪.ʃɐ], (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /baˈlensia/ [bɐˈlɛn̪.sjɐ]
- Rhymes: -ensia
- Syllabification: Va‧len‧ci‧a
Proper noun
Valénciá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- several places in the Philippines
- Valencia (a city in Bukidnon, Philippines)
- Valencia (a municipality of Bohol, Philippines)
- Valencia (a municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines)
- Valencia (a barangay of New Manila, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines)
- Valencia (a barangay of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, Philippines)
- a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name]
- Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
- Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)
- Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)