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Valencia

[ vuh-len-shee-uh, -shuh, -see-uh; Spanish vah-len-syah or, for 2, 3, -thyah ]
/ vəˈlɛn ʃi ə, -ʃə, -si ə; Spanish vɑˈlɛn syɑ or, for 2, 3, -θyɑ /

noun

Guil·ler·mo Le·ón [gee-yer-maw le-awn], /giˈyɛr mɔ lɛˈɔn/, 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
a province in eastern Spain: the region was formerly a Moorish kingdom. 9,085 sq. mi. (23,530 sq. km).
a seaport in eastern Spain.
a city in northern Venezuela.
a variety of the sweet orange, Citrus sinensis, originally from the Mediterranean area and cultivated extensively in Florida and California.
Also Va·len·ti·a [vuh-len-shee-uh, -shuh]. /vəˈlɛn ʃi ə, -ʃə/. a female given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for Valencia

Valencia
/ (Spanish baˈlenθja) /

noun

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)Latin name: Valentia (vəˈlɛntɪə)
a region and former kingdom of E Spain, on the Mediterranean
a city in N Venezuela: one of the two main industrial centres in Venezuela. Pop: 2 330 000 (2005 est)
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Cultural definitions for Valencia

Valencia

City in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea.

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