spa

[spah]

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noun

a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.

a luxurious resort or resort hotel.

health spa.

a hot tub or similar warm-water hydromassage facility, usually for more than one person.

New England. soda fountain.

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Origin of spa

First recorded in 1555–65; generalized use of Spa

Spa

[spah]

noun

a resort town in E Belgium, SE of Liège: famous mineral springs.

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Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
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An aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.
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The owner of the spa where Gwyneth reportedly gets venomized says she uses this stuff instead of Botox.
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It sounded like a cult-line mantra—“the kind of thing you might hear at a spa,” Jacobs said.
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The piece was a profile of Spa Castle, a 60,000-square-foot Korean spa-complex in Queens.
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This morning, as usual, Bunny was quite determined to go on the sands, and Sophie was equally resolved to go down to the Spa.
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This seemed to be the height of the season at Spa, whose name has come into our language as a synonym for gaiety and relaxation.
The Spell of Belgium|Isabel Anderson
At Spa he had met John Wilkes, then twenty years of age, and formed a lasting friendship with him.
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Everything was dear at Spa; his room cost eight lires a day with everything else in proportion.
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He had travelled to repair his losses at Homburg, and Baden, and Spa, p. 222and there he had made matters worse.
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British Dictionary definitions for spa

spa

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a mineral spring or a place or resort where such a spring is found

Word Origin for spa

C17: named after Spa, Belgium

Spa

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a town in E Belgium, in Liège province: a resort with medicinal mineral springs (discovered in the 14th century). Pop: 10 491 (2004 est)

SpA

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Società per Azioni

Word Origin for SpA

Italian: limited company

SPA

abbreviation for

Special Protection Area: an area designated by the European Union in order to protect endangered species, esp of birds

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Word Origin and History for spa

spa

"medicinal or mineral spring," 1620s, from name of health resort in eastern Belgium, known since 14c., that featured mineral springs believed to have curative properties. The place name is from Walloon espa "spring, fountain."

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