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España

American  
[es-pah-nyah] / ɛsˈpɑ njɑ /

noun

  1. Spanish name of Spain.


España British  
/ esˈpaɲa /

noun

  1. the Spanish name for Spain

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Much of that spending is concentrated in España vaciada—empty Spain—a term Spaniards use to describe the vast, sparsely populated interior regions where tourists rarely venture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Additional support came from the Unidad de Paleontología de Teruel, funded by the Gobierno de España through the Ministry of Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.

From Science Daily May 17, 2026

Local police in Barcelona returned to the old ways, regulating traffic in the Plaça España because the lights were out.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2024

She pulls the España key chain out of her shorts.

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

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