Andalusia

[ an-dl-oo-zhuh, -shee-uh ]
/ ˌæn dlˈu ʒə, -ʃi ə /

noun

Spanish An·da·lu·cí·a [ahn-dah-loo-thee-ah, -see-ah] /ˌɑn dɑ luˈθi ɑ, -ˈsi ɑ/. a region in S Spain, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. 33,712 sq. mi. (87,314 sq. km).
a city in S Alabama.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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An·da·lu·sian, adjective, noun
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Andalusia
/ (ˌændəˈluːzɪə) /

noun

a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization; it became an autonomous region in 1981. Area: about 87 280 sq km (33 700 sq miles)Spanish name: Andalucía (andaluˈθia)
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