The story
- Latin · borrowed fromHispānia
- English todayHispania
Words from the same roots
LatinHispānia all →
Spainhispano-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The Iberian Peninsula, a peninsula and historical region of Southern Europe covering modern-day Spain, Portugal and Andorra, when under the control of Ancient Rome; split into between two and five Roman provinces, depending on the time period. Full definition →
LatinHispānia all →
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