España

American

[es-pah-nyah] / ɛsˈpɑ nyɑ /

noun

Spanish name of Spain.

España British

/ esˈpaɲa /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The two-time Tour de France champion added the Vuelta a Espana trophy to his collection of titles last year.

From Barron's

Yates, whose first Grand Tour title was the 2019 Vuelta a Espana, joined the Dutch team on a two-year contract before the 2025 season.

From BBC

The 2026 Vuelta a Espana will start with a time-trial in Monaco and finish in Granada, after organisers on Wednesday unveiled what they say will be one of the most difficult routes in the race's history.

From Barron's

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

The 28-year-old finished as runner-up at the Tour de France before claiming a third career Grand Tour win at the Vuelta a Espana in September.

From Barron's

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023