Spa

Spa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"

English

Etymology

    The town name is from Walloon espa (fountain, spring), which could be from Latin spargere (to spread, scatter) or spatium (free space).

    Proper noun

    Spa

    1. A city in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.

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    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /spaː/
    • Hyphenation: Spa
    • Rhymes: -aː
    • Homophone: spa

    Proper noun

    Spa ?

    1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs

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    French

    Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /spa/

    Proper noun

    Spa f

    1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
      Holonym: Belgique

    Polish

    Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from French Spa.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈspa/
      • Rhymes: -a
      • Syllabification: Spa
      • Homophone: spa

      Proper noun

      Spa n (indeclinable)

      1. Spa (a municipality, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

      Further reading

      • Spa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)
      • Spa in PWN's encyclopedia