Etymology

Melilla

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Today it means: An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco. Full definition →

Spanish Melilla ← Arabic مَلِيلْيَة (malīlya) ← Tarifit mlilt
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  1. Tarifitmlilt
  2. Arabicمَلِيلْيَة (malīlya)
  3. SpanishMelilla
  4. English todayMelilla

Borrowed from Spanish Melilla.

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