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 CĂłrdoba department in northern Colombia.

The capital city of Valencia canton, Ecuador.

A canton of Los RĂ­os 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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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