Spa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"
English
editEtymology
editThe town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).
Proper noun
editSpa
- A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs.
References
edit- 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
editDutch
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editSpa ?
- A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSpa f
- A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.
- Holonym: Belgique
Polish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French Spa.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSpa n (indeclinable)
- Spa (a municipality, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)
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