VALENCIA

Valencia

(noun) a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; “Valencia is the third largest city in Spain”

Valencia

(noun) an industrial city in northern Venezuela

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Valencia

The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

An autonomous community in Spain, the Valencian Community.

A province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

A town and municipality of 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 in 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 in the city of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

A census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States.

A borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The capital city of the state of Carabobo, Venezuela.

Noun

Valencia (plural Valencias)

A kind of sweet orange.

Anagrams

• valiance

Etymology

Noun

valencia (countable and uncountable, plural valencias)

A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton.

Anagrams

• valiance

Source: Wiktionary


Va*len"ci*a, n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. Valence in France.]

Definition: A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also valentia.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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