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Extremadura

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English

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Etymology

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Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

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Extremadura

  1. An autonomous community in western Spain. Capital: Mérida.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Extremadura f

  1. Extremadura (an autonomous community in western Spain)
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that those regions are located beyond the Douro river. In the case of the Portuguese region, later reinterpreted as being the most "extreme" (that is, westernmost) region of mainland Portugal and Europe.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐjʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [ɐjʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ], /(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ejʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [ejʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ], /(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ejʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [ejʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ], /(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /eʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [eʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ], /(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [(i)ʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: Ex‧tre‧ma‧du‧ra

Proper noun

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Extremadura f

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Estremadura.
    Synonym: Extremadura Portuguesa (rare)
  2. an autonomous community in western Spain; capital: Mérida.
    Synonym: Extremadura Leonesa (rare)

Usage notes

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  • Extremadura (with an ⟨x⟩) is favored when referring to the Spanish region, in contrast with Estremadura (with an ⟨s⟩) which is favored when speaking of the Portuguese region.
  • The epithet Leonesa may be used in speech to distinguish between the Spanish region from the Portuguese one.
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river.

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡstɾemaˈduɾa/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾe.maˈð̞u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: Ex‧tre‧ma‧du‧ra

Proper noun

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Extremadura f

  1. Extremadura (an autonomous community in western Spain)
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Further reading

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