Trafalgar

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English

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Etymology

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From Arabic طَرَف الغَار (ṭaraf al-ḡār, literally cape of laurel). The place in Australia is named for the battle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɹəˈfælɡə(ɹ)/, (rare) /ˌtɹæfəlˈɡɑː(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

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Trafalgar

  1. A headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain.
  2. A sea area centred on this cape
  3. A famous naval battle once fought near the headland (1805); part of the Napoleonic Wars.
  4. A town in Victoria, Australia.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Trafalgar

  1. Trafalgar (a peninsula in Spain)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾafalˈɡaɾ/ [t̪ɾa.falˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: Tra‧fal‧gar

Proper noun

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Trafalgar m

  1. Trafalgar (a peninsula in Spain)