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Valencia
[ vuh-len-shee-uh, -shuh, -see-uh; Spanish vah-len-syah -thyah ]
noun
- Guil·ler·mo Le·ón [gee-, yer, -maw le-, awn], 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
- a province in eastern Spain: the region was formerly a Moorish kingdom. 9,085 sq. mi. (23,530 sq. km).
- a seaport in eastern Spain.
- a city in northern Venezuela.
- a variety of the sweet orange, Citrus sinensis, originally from the Mediterranean area and cultivated extensively in Florida and California.
- Also Va·len·ti·a [] a female given name.
Valencia
/ baˈlenθja /
noun
- a port in E Spain, capital of Valencia province, on the Mediterranean: the third largest city in Spain; capital of the Moorish kingdom of Valencia (1021–1238); university (1501). Pop: 780 653 (2003 est) Latin nameValentiavəˈlɛntɪə
- a region and former kingdom of E Spain, on the Mediterranean
- a city in N Venezuela: one of the two main industrial centres in Venezuela. Pop: 2 330 000 (2005 est)
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