Palencia

See also: Palència

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɛnsiə/

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Proper noun

Palencia

1. A province in northern Castile and León, Spain.
2. A city, the provincial capital of Palencia, Spain.
3. A barangay of Tarangnan, Samar, Philippines.

Translations

province

• Catalan: Palència f
• Galician: Palencia (gl)
• Spanish: Palencia (es) f

city

• Catalan: Palència f
• Galician: Palencia (gl)
• Spanish: Palencia (es) f

Spanish

Etymology

From the city of Pallantia, in Greek Παλλεντία with the meaning of The plain land.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlenθja/ [paˈlẽn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /paˈlensja/ [paˈlẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Pa‧len‧cia

Proper noun

Palencia f

1. Palencia (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Palencia)
2. Palencia (a city in Palencia, Spain)

Derived terms

• palentino