Etymology

Guadalquivir

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Today it means: A river in southern Spain. Full definition →

Spanish Guadalquivir ← Arabic وَادِي الكَبِير
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  1. Arabic · derived fromوَادِي الكَبِير
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromGuadalquivir
  3. English todayGuadalquivir

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalquivir, derived from Arabic وَادِي الكَبِير (wādī l-kabīr, literally “the great river”).

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