España

American

[es-pah-nyah] / ɛsˈpɑ nyɑ /

noun

Spanish name of Spain.

España British

/ esˈpaɲa /

noun

the Spanish name for Spain

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Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde—Gen. Franco to you and me; Caudillo de España, or chieftain of Spain, to his countrymen—died on Nov. 20, 1975.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

In Málaga, Kike España wants to see caps on rental prices and efforts to provide more housing for locals as immediate measures to counter the tourism crisis.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

She previously confirmed with Vogue España that she’s working on her fifth studio album.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

Instead, the Ballet Nacional de España began its program on March 8 with “Invocación Bolera,” a modern evocation of the 18th-century escuela bolero, which is essentially Baroque ballet with Spanish poses and castanets.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024

She pulls the España key chain out of her shorts.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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