Almería

See also: Almeria and Almeríą

English

Alternative forms

• Almeria

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”) in reference to the settlement's initial role in the 9th century as a watchtower for Bajjana, now Pechina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌælməˈɹi.ə/, /ˌɑːlməˈɹi.ə/

Proper noun

Almería

2. A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
4. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.

Derived terms

• Almerian

Translations

city in Andalusia

• Arabic: المَرِيَّة f (al-mariyya), ألمرية f (al-mariyya)

  Egyptian Arabic: المريه

• Azerbaijani: Almeriya
• Catalan: Almeria f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿爾梅里亞 / 阿尔梅里亚 (zh) (Ā'ěrméilǐyà)

• French: Almérie (fr) f, Almería (fr) f
• Galician: Almería (gl) f
• Greek: Αλμερία (el) f (Almería)
• Hebrew: אַלְמֶרִיָה f
• Hindi: अलमेरिया (almeriyā)
• Japanese: アルメリア (Arumeria)
• Latin: Portus Magnus
• Marathi: आल्मेरिया (ālmeriyā)
• Occitan: Almeria f
• Polish: Almería f, Almeria (pl) f
• Portuguese: Almeria f
• Russian: Альмерия (ru) (Alʹmerija)
• Spanish: Almería (es) f
• Turkish: Almeria (tr)
• Ukrainian: Альмерія (Alʹmerija)

Anagrams

• Laramie, Mariela

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Almería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.mɛˈri.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ija
• Syllabification: Al‧me‧rí‧a

Proper noun

Almería f (rare)

1. alternative spelling of Almeria:
   1. Almería (a city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain)
   2. Almería (a province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city)

Declension

Declension of Almería

	singular
nominative	Almería
genitive	Almeríi
dative	Almeríi
accusative	Almeríę
instrumental	Almeríą
locative	Almeríi
vocative	Almerío

Further reading

• Almería in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Almería in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈɾi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.meˈɾi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈɾi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.meˈɾi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈɾi.a/ [aʊ̯.meˈɾi.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.mɨˈɾi.ɐ/ [aɫ.mɨˈɾi.ɐ]

Proper noun

Almería f

1. alternative spelling of Almeria:
   1. Almería (a city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain)
   2. Almería (a province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city)

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”) in reference to the settlement's initial role in the 9th century as a watchtower for Bajjana, now Pechina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almeˈɾia/ [al.meˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: Al‧me‧rí‧a

Proper noun

Almería f (demonym almeriense)

1. Almería (a city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain)
2. Almería (a province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city)