Definitions for valenciavəˈlɛn ʃi ə, -ʃə, -si ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Va•len•ci•avəˈlɛn ʃi ə, -ʃə, -si ə(n.)

  1. a region in E Spain on the Mediterranean: formerly a Moorish kingdom. 3,772,002.

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. a seaport in E Spain. 738,575.

    Category: Geography (places)

  3. a city in N Venezuela. 903,621.

    Category: Geography (places)

  4. a sweet orange, Citrus sinensis, orig. from the Mediterranean area.

    Category: Plants

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Valencia(noun)

    an industrial city in northern Venezuela

  2. Valencia(noun)

    a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean

    "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"

Wiktionary

  1. Valencia(ProperNoun)

    City and capital of the Valencian Community (Spain)

  2. Valencia(ProperNoun)

    Valencian Community

  3. Valencia(ProperNoun)

    City in northern Venezuela

Webster Dictionary

  1. Valencia(noun)

    a kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Valencia

    a city of Spain, once the capital of a kingdom, now of a fertile province of the name; is situated on the shores of the Mediterranean, 3 m. from the mouth of the Guadalaviar, in the midst of a district called the Huerta, which is watered by the river, and grows oranges, citron, almond, mulberry-trees in richest luxuriance, the fruits of which it exports; is an archbishop's see, and contains a large Gothic cathedral, a picture gallery, and a university with a large library; has silk, cloth, leather, cigar, floor-tile manufactures, and exports grain and silk besides fruits.

  2. Valencia

    a city of Venezuela, in a rich district, on a lake of the same name; large numbers of cattle, horses, and mules are reared in the neighbourhood.


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