Hispania

[ hi-spey-nee-uh, -speyn-yuh ]

/ hɪˈspeɪ ni ə, -ˈspeɪn yə /

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noun Latin.

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Words nearby Hispania

hirudinoid, hirundine, his, his-and-her, hisn, Hispania, Hispanic, Hispanicism, Hispanicist, Hispanicize, hispanidad

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How to use Hispania in a sentence

Quid dignum memorare tuis, Hispania, terris, Vox humana valet!
Some Poems by Sir Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott
Forte ita incidit, ut eo ipso tempore Hasdrubal pulsus Hispania ad eundem portum appelleret, Syphacis amicitiam pariter petiturus.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
In quem postquam omnium ora conversa sunt, ad unum omnes Scipionem in Hispania proconsulem esse iusserunt.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Metello iam seni et bellum in Hispania segnius gerenti conlega datus Pompeius adversus Sertorium vario eventu dimicavit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

Saguntum was a celebrated city of Hispania Taraconensis, on the west side of the Iberus, about a mile from the sea-shore.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke

British Dictionary definitions for Hispania

Hispania

/ (hɪˈspænɪə) /

noun

the Iberian peninsula in the Roman world

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