Spain
- a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
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Contemporary Examples of spain
Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Spain opted for the "unedited" version.
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December 15, 2014
But there were two designations that seemed anachronisms to me: -- Spain and the United Kingdom among the beer swillers.
Beer-swilling Britain and Spain now boast impressive varietals while America is challenging France with how much wine is consumed.
The locale was not Perugia, but Seville, in Spain, a country I have lived in and love.
The wine-producing countries of Spain, Italy, and France, suggest limits that are double and triple that of the U.S.
Historical Examples of spain
But in Spain, the dollar goes as far as the pound in England.
And now, Tiphaine, tell us what will come of this war in Spain.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
I had thought that you were in Spain with the valiant Henry of Trastamare.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
But if he trended to the south he might reach Spain and the Barbary States.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
To a gentle loose, and the King of Spain for a mark at fourteen score!
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
Spain
- a kingdom of SW Europe, occupying the Iberian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: a leading European power in the 16th century, with many overseas possessions, esp in the New World; became a republic in 1931; under the fascist dictatorship of Franco following the Civil War (1936–39) until his death in 1975; a member of the European Union. It consists chiefly of a central plateau (the Meseta), with the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains in the north and the Sierra Nevada in the south. Official language: Castilian Spanish, with Catalan, Galician, and Basque official regional languages. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Madrid. Pop: 47 370 542 (2013 est). Area: 504 748 sq km (194 883 sq miles)Spanish name: España
Word Origin and History for spain
Spain
c.1200, from Anglo-French Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispania (see Spaniard). The usual Old English form was Ispania.
Spain
Constitutional monarchy in southwestern Europe, consisting of the Spanish mainland (bordered to the northwest by France and to the west by Portugal), the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Madrid.
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Idioms and Phrases with spain
Spain
see castles in the air (Spain).