Ribagorça
See also: ribagorçà
English edit
Proper noun edit
Ribagorça
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin rīpa (“riverbank”) and a pre-Roman element of uncertain meaning.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ri.βəˈɣor.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ri.bəˈɣor.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ri.baˈɣoɾ.sa]
Proper noun edit
Ribagorça f
- A historical county of the Kingdom of Aragon which reverted to the Spanish Crown in 1598
- Ribagorza (a historical region in Aragon and Catalonia, consisting of the southern portion of the mediaeval county)
- Ribagorza (a comarca in Aragon, Spain; capitals: Graus and Benavarri). It represents the western half of the aforementioned historic region, the eastern half forming the Catalan comarca of Alta Ribagorça
- Synonym: Baixa Ribagorça
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Ribagorça on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca