Hispania

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Contents 1 Ido 1.1 Proper noun 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Related terms 2.2.2 Descendants

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Hispania

1. Spain

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[edit] Etymology

Possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן "I-Shaphan" meaning "coast of hyraxes", in turn a misidentification on the part of Phoenician explorers of its numerous rabbits as hyraxes.

[edit] Proper noun

Hispānia (genitive Hispāniae); f, first declension

1. Iberia; modern day Spain and Portugal

[edit] Related terms

• Hispania Ulterior
  • Baetica
  • Lusitania
• Hispania Citerior
• Hispaniensis
• Hispanicus
• Hispanus

[edit] Descendants

• Spanish: España