Extremadura

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/

Proper noun

Extremadura

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

Derived terms

• Extremaduran

Translations

autonomous province of Spain

• Catalan: Extremadura f
• Esperanto: Ekstremaduro
• Extremaduran: Estremaúra
• French: Estrémadure (fr) f, Extrémadure (fr) f
• Galician: Estremadura (gl) f

• Marathi: एक्स्त्रेमादुरा (ekstremādurā)
• Portuguese: Extremadura (pt) f, Estremadura (pt) f
• Russian: Эстремаду́ра (ru) f (Estremadúra)
• Spanish: Extremadura (es) f

See also

• extremidad

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əks.tɾə.məˈdu.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /eks.tɾe.maˈdu.ɾa/

Proper noun

Extremadura f

1. Extremadura (an autonomous community of Spain)

Related terms

• extremeny

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Estremadura

Proper noun

Extremadura f

1. Extremadura (an autonomous community of Spain)

Related terms

• extremenho

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɡstɾemaˈduɾa/, [eɣ̝s.t̪ɾe.ma.ˈð̝u.ɾa]

Proper noun

Extremadura f

1. Extremadura (an autonomous community of Spain)

Related terms

• extremeño

Further reading

• Extremadura on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es