spa
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
a luxurious resort or resort hotel.
a hot tub or similar warm-water hydromassage facility, usually for more than one person.
New England. soda fountain.
Origin of spa
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Other definitions for Spa (2 of 2)
a resort town in E Belgium, SE of Liège: famous mineral springs.
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Just a 90-minute drive from home, the resort offered an idyllic location and a variety of activities for us to enjoy together, from nature walks to a selection of luxurious spa treatments.
How Practicing Mindfulness With Your Partner Can Make You Closer | Charli Penn | October 1, 2020 | Essence.comBecause day spas and other nonmedical offices do Botox treatments, many people think a Botox injection is on the same level as a manicure, facial or haircut.
Can you get too much Botox? | By Matthew J. Lin/The Conversation | October 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceGetting a loved one a gift card to the spa is a great idea, sure, but more often than not it’s a gift that can only be used once, leaving your loved one longing for relaxation in the future.
Olay encouraged consumers to share videos of their “home spa.”
Deep Dive: How the Summer of 2020 forced brand marketing to change for the better | jim cooper | September 14, 2020 | DigidayThe first season, which oozed onto the streaming platform in late January of this year, followed Paltrow and her exploited Goopers as they aimlessly took to the high seas of junk science and marinated in snake oil spas.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s pseudoscience Goop series renewed on Netflix | Beth Mole | September 11, 2020 | Ars Technica
Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
An aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built | Michael Daly | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe owner of the spa where Gwyneth reportedly gets venomized says she uses this stuff instead of Botox.
We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs | Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was difficult for him to leave the house alone after 7:00 p.m. in the sleepy spa town without causing them alarm.
Hunting Down Aribert Heim, Egypt’s Hidden Nazi | Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt sounded like a cult-line mantra—“the kind of thing you might hear at a spa,” Jacobs said.
Marc Jacobs is on Cloud Nine at New York Fashion Week | Erin Cunningham | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was never a Roman military station, being used apparently solely as a spa.
The Towns of Roman Britain | James Oliver BevanI reckon to set out hence To-morrow, and to go and lie at spa, where I hope to be merry.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II | Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz"I thought the bishop was at spa," interposed a gentleman, whilst the dowager drew breath.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthThere are pleasant promenades and good golf links, also a small spa which has fallen into disuse.
The dominie lived outside the town, in a lonely little hamlet on the borders of the spa.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for spa (1 of 4)
/ (spɑː) /
a mineral spring or a place or resort where such a spring is found
Origin of spa
1British Dictionary definitions for Spa (2 of 4)
/ (spɑː) /
a town in E Belgium, in Liège province: a resort with medicinal mineral springs (discovered in the 14th century). Pop: 10 491 (2004 est)
British Dictionary definitions for SPA (3 of 4)
Special Protection Area: an area designated by the European Union in order to protect endangered species, esp of birds
British Dictionary definitions for SpA (4 of 4)
Società per Azioni
Origin of SpA
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