English > Spain: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power. |
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| Synonyms | Kingdom of Spain, Espana |
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| Instance of | European country, European nation | Any one of the countries occupying the European continent |
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| Member of | European Union, EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market, Europe | An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation / cooperation among its members |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO | An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
| Members | Basque | A member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain |
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| Spaniard | A native or inhabitant of Spain |
| Part of | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
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| Iberian Peninsula, Iberia | A peninsula in southwestern Europe |
| Parts | Andalusia, Andalucia | A region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean |
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| Aragon | A region of northeastern Spain |
| Balearic Islands | An archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain |
| Barcelona | A city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean |
| Cadiz | An ancient port city in southwestern Spain |
| Canary Islands, Canaries | A group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming / forming Spanish provinces |
| Cantabrian Mountains | A range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay |
| Cape Trafalgar | A small cape in southwestern Spain |
| Cartagena | A port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean |
| Castile, Castilla | A region of central Spain |
| Catalonia | A region of northeastern Spain |
| Cordoba, Cordova | A city in southern Spain |
| Ebro, Ebro River | A river in northeastern Spain |
| Galicia | A region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay |
| Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry |
| Leon | A city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains |
| Lusitania | ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula |
| Madrid, capital of Spain, Spanish capital | The capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain |
| Majorca | The largest of the Balearic Islands |
| Malaga | A port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean |
| Oviedo | A city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains |
| Pyrenees | A chain of mountains between France and Spain |
| San Sebastian | A city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border |
| Sevilla, Seville | A city in southwestern Spain |
| Sierra Nevada | A mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada |
| Tagus, Tagus River | A European river |
| Toledo | A city in central Spain on the Tagus river |
| Valencia | A city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean |
| Zaragoza, Saragossa | An ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain |
| Region of | Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, ETA | A terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party |
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| Catalan | The Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan) |
| Don Juan | Any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman) |
| First of October Antifascist Resistance Group, GRAPO | An armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain |
| Galician | A language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain |
| Grand Inquisitor | director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal) |
| Spanish | The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain |
| Spanish Civil War | civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government |
| amigo | A friend or comrade |
| auto-da-fe | The burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) |
| conquistador | An adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) |
| criollo | A Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish) |
| duenna | A woman chaperon |
| paella | saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken |
| sangaree, sangria | sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water |
| Narrower | Logrono | A city in northern Spain on the Ebro River |
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| Spanish | Espainia, Espana, España, Espanya, Reino de España |
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| Catalan | España, Espanya, Regne d'Espanya, Spain |
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| Adjectives | Spanish | of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain |
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