Valdivia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Valdivia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Escalloniaceae – only the species Valdivia gayana.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Escalloniales - order; Escalloniaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Valdivia gayana - sole accepted species

References

• Valdivia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Valdivia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Valdivia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Valdivia (countable and uncountable, plural Valdivias)

1. A surname.
2. A city and commune, the capital of Valdivia province and Los Ríos region, Chile, named after Pedro de Valdivia.
3. A province in Los Ríos region, Chile.
4. A former department of Chile.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Valdivia is the 2293^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15895 individuals. Valdivia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.13%) individuals.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈdibja/ [bal̪ˈd̪i.β̞ja]
• Rhymes: -ibja
• Syllabification: Val‧di‧via

Proper noun

Valdivia ?

1. A province of Chile
2. A city in Chile
3. (historical) A department of Chile
4. (historical) A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.

Derived terms

• valdiviano