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Ponce

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See also: ponce and poncé

English

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Proper noun

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Ponce

  1. A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Pon‧ce

Proper noun

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Ponce

  1. a surname from Spanish

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin Pontius.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ponce m

  1. a male given name from Latin

Paronyms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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First attested in 1646. The city is named after Spanish administrator Juan Ponce de León y Loayza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈponθe/ [ˈpõn̟.θe]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈponse/ [ˈpõn.se]
  • Rhymes: -onθe
  • Rhymes: -onse
  • Syllabification: Pon‧ce

Proper noun

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Ponce m

  1. A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. [From 1646]
    Synonyms: (nickname) La Perla del Sur, (nickname) Ciudad Señorial

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Ponce m or f by sense

  1. a surname