Seville
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See also: Séville
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”). Compare Hebrew שפלה (shfela, “lowland”), Arabic سافل (safil, “lowly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /səˈvɪl/, but usually /ˈsEvəl/, in the late-stressed expression Seville orange.
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Proper noun
[edit]Seville
- The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
- A province of Andalusia, Spain.
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.
Synonyms
[edit]- (1): Hims al-Andalus (historical), Ishbiliyah (historical), Pearl of Andalusia (informal)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]city in Andalusia, Spain
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- Rhymes:English/ɪl
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