Valencia

American  

[vuh-len-shee-uh, -shuh, -see-uh, vah-len-syah, -thyah] / vəˈlɛn ʃi ə, -ʃə, -si ə, vɑˈlɛn syɑ, -θyɑ /

noun

1. Guillermo León 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.

2. a province in eastern Spain: the region was formerly a Moorish kingdom. 9,085 sq. mi. (23,530 sq. km).

3. a seaport in eastern Spain.

4. a city in northern Venezuela.

5. a variety of the sweet orange, Citrus sinensis, originally from the Mediterranean area and cultivated extensively in Florida and California.

6. Also Valentia a female given name.

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Valencia British  

/ baˈlenθja /

noun

1. Latin name: Valentia.  a port in E Spain, capital of Valencia province, on the Mediterranean: the third largest city in Spain; capital of the Moorish kingdom of Valencia (1021–1238); university (1501). Pop: 780 653 (2003 est)

2. a region and former kingdom of E Spain, on the Mediterranean

3. a city in N Venezuela: one of the two main industrial centres in Venezuela. Pop: 2 330 000 (2005 est)

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Valencia Cultural  

1. City in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea.

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Example Sentences

The study team included experts from the Universidad del Rosario in Colombia, the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra and Universitat de Valencia in Spain, and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Valencia added that Manila had raised the alleged poisoning with Beijing at a recent meeting but had received no formal response.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Chaminade 2, Valencia 1: The Eagles scored runs in the seventh and eighth innings to pull out the win.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Valencia 9, Castaic 7: Justin Gaisford had a two-run home run for Valencia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“I’m sorry. I’ll do better. I promise. I’ll take off work tomorrow and take care of both girls. Why don’t you go catch a movie or take Mrs. Valencia out to lunch?”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper