Hispania

From Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Spain.

Hispania

1. (historical) The Iberian Peninsula, when under the control of Ancient Rome.

From Latin Hispānia. Doublet of Espanja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhispɑniɑ/, [ˈhis̠pɑ̝ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): His‧pa‧nia

Hispania

1. (historical) Hispania
2. (obsolete) Synonym of Espanja (“Spain”) [late 18th–19th c.]
   • 1775 September, Suomalaiset Tieto-Sanomat‎^[1], Turku: J[ohan]. C[hristopher]. Frenckell, page 4 (verso):

     Hiſpanian Waltakunnalla on myoͤs Sota […] Marokkon ja Alſirin Waltoja waſtan.

     [Hispanian valtakunnalla on myös sota […] Marokon ja Alsirin [Algeerian] valtoja vastaan.]

     The Kingdom of Spain too has a War, […] against the States of Morocco and Algeria.

   • 1872, A[lexander]. Ed[vard]. Modeen, translated by A[leksanteri]. Rahkonen, Oppikirja Maantieteessä [Geography Textbook]‎^[2], Vyborg: Clouberg & Co, page 111:

     Madrid, Hispanian pääkaupunki,

     [Madrid, Hispanian pääkaupunki,]

     Madrid, the capital of Spain,

   • 1895 August 23, Uudenkaupungin Sanomat, Uusikaupunki, →ISSN, page 3:

     W. 1854 tarjoſiwat Yhdyswallat Kuban ſaaresta Hispanialle 120 milj. dollaria

     [V. 1854 tarjosivat Yhdysvallat Kuuban saaresta Hispanialle 120 miljoonaa dollaria]

     In 1854, the United States offered Spain 120 million dollars for the island of Cuba

Borrowed from English Hispania, Hispanian, Hispanic, French Hispanie, hispanique, Spanish hispano, hispánico, ultimately from Latin Hispānia.

• IPA^(key): /hi.spa.ˈni.a/

Hispania

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

• Hispaniala (“Spanish”)
• Hispaniana (“Spanish”)
• Hispaniano (“Spaniard”)

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

• Spania, Ispania, Yspania (Medieval Latin)

Traditionally thought to derive from a Phoenician/Punic name *𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤍 (*ʾyšpn /⁠*ʔī šap̄ān⁠/, literally “island of the hyrax”), with elements equivalent to Hebrew אִי (ʔī, “island”) and שָׁפָן (šap̄ā́n, “hyrax”), where the Phoenicians would have thought the land's many rabbits to resemble hyraxes. This theory had some currency among Roman authors,^[1] and may explain why Hispania is depicted with rabbits on some Roman coins. But later scholars have sometimes doubted this interpretation^[2] and proposed other possible Phoenician etyma, like *𐤀𐤉 𐤑𐤐𐤍 (*ʾy ṣpn /⁠*ʔī ṣappūn⁠/, literally “island of the north”).^[3]

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hisˈpaː.ni.a/, [hɪs̠ˈpäːniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /isˈpa.ni.a/, [isˈpäːniä]

Hispānia f sg (genitive Hispāniae); first declension

1. Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita XXIX.1:

     Eadem aestate in Hispania coortum ingens bellum conciente Ilergete Indibili nulla alia de causa quam per admirationem Scipionis contemptu imperatorum aliorum orto: eum superesse unum ducem Romanis ceteris ab Hannibale interfectis.

     During this summer an extensive war broke out in Spain at the instigation of Indibilis, whose sole motive was his intense admiration for Scipio which made him think lightly of other commanders. The people looked upon him as the only general the Romans had left to them, all the others having been killed by Hannibal.

2. (New Latin) Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

First-declension noun, singular only.

• Uhispania

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Hispania

1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

• Mhispania