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aldea

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See also: aldeã

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish aldea and/or Portuguese aldeia.

Noun

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aldea (plural aldeas) (India, historical)

  1. a village
  2. a villa

References

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  • Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell (1903) Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases

Asturian

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An asturian aldea in Proaza, Asturias

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village). Compare Spanish aldea, Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈdea/, [al̪ˈd̪e.a]

Noun

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aldea f (plural aldees)

  1. village

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aldea/ [al̪.d̪e.a]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Hyphenation: al‧de‧a

Noun

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aldea

  1. absolutive singular of alde

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village). Compare Spanish aldea, Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aldea f (plural aldees)

  1. village, mostly used in medieval chronicles when referring to locations outside Catalonia or of Moorish population

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Galician

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An aldea in southern Galicia
An aldea in eastern Galicia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested locally since the 13th century, but uncommon before the 14th. From Old Galician-Portuguese aldea, aldeia, from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village). Compare Portuguese aldeia and Spanish aldea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈdea/ [ɑl̪ˈd̪e.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Hyphenation: al‧de‧a

Noun

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aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. village, hamlet
    Synonyms: barrio, lugar, poubea

Derived terms

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References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. Alternative form of aldeia

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village) via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈdea/ [al̪ˈd̪e.a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: al‧de‧a

Noun

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aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. village
    Synonym: villa

Derived terms

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Further reading

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