Spa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"

English

Etymology

The town name is from Walloon espa (fountain, spring), which could be from Latin spargere (to spread, scatter) or spatium (free space).

Proper noun

Spa

  1. A town in the province of Liège, Belgium, famous for its springs.

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  • Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean-Jacques Jespers, 2005, éd. Racine

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spaː/
  • Hyphenation: Spa
  • Rhymes: -aː
  • Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa ?

  1. Spa: A town located in the Belgian province of Liège, famous for its springs.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Polish

Spa

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Spa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: Spa
  • Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa n (indeclinable)

  1. Spa (a municipality, a city in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

Further reading

  • Spa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Spa in PWN's encyclopedia
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