Medellín
See also: Medellin
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish Medellín.
Proper noun
editMedellín
- A city and department capital of Antioquia department, Colombia; the second-largest city in Colombia
Translations
editSpanish
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: Me‧de‧llín
Etymology 1
editFrom Latin Metellīnum, named after the Roman General Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius in 75 BC who founded the village as a military base.[1]
Proper noun
editMedellín
- A village in Extremadura, Spain
References
edit- ^ “Ayuntamiento de Medellín (España). Toponímicos de Medellín”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1] (in Spanish), 2019 July 27 (last accessed), archived from the original on 9 June 2008
Etymology 2
editNamed after the village in Spain with the same name.
Proper noun
editMedellín
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- Rhymes:Spanish/in
- Rhymes:Spanish/in/3 syllables
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- es:Villages in Extremadura
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