Eixample

See also: eixample

Catalan

Etymology

From eixample (“expansion, extension”), nominalized from the verb eixamplar (“to widen, to extend”). Compare Spanish Ensanche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈʃam.plə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ejˈʃam.ple]

Proper noun

l'Eixample m

1. A district of Barcelona
2. A district of Valencia, Spain

Further reading

• Eixample de Barcelona on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca
• L'Eixample (València) on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca
• Eixample on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ensanche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia