Almería

/ˌælməˈɹi.ə//ˌɑːlməˈɹi.ə/

proper noun

A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain.

OriginSpanish Almería ← Arabic المرية →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Almeria

  1. A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.

Origin

  1. Arabicالمرية
  2. SpanishAlmería
  3. EnglishAlmería

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”) in reference to the settlement's initial role in the 9th century as a watchtower for Bajjana, now Pechina.

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Translations

Arabic المَرِيَّة, ألمرية
  • المَرِيَّة (al-mariyya)city in Andalusia
  • ألمرية (al-mariyya)city in Andalusia
Catalan Almeria
  • Almeriacity in Andalusia
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾梅里亞 /阿尔梅里亚
  • 阿爾梅里亞 /阿尔梅里亚 (Ā'ěrméilǐyà)city in Andalusia
French Almérie, Almería
  • Almériecity in Andalusia
  • Almeríacity in Andalusia
Greek Αλμερία
  • Αλμερία (Almería)city in Andalusia
Hebrew אַלְמֶרִיָה
  • אַלְמֶרִיָהcity in Andalusia
Hindi अलमेरिया
  • अलमेरिया (almeriyā)city in Andalusia
Japanese アルメリア
  • アルメリア (Arumeria)city in Andalusia
Latin Portus Magnus
  • Portus Magnuscity in Andalusia
Polish Almería, Almeria
  • Almeríacity in Andalusia
  • Almeriacity in Andalusia
Portuguese Almeria
  • Almeriacity in Andalusia
Russian Альмерия
  • Альмерия (Alʹmerija)city in Andalusia
Spanish Almería
  • Almeríacity in Andalusia
Turkish Almeria
  • Almeriacity in Andalusia
Ukrainian Альмерія
  • Альмерія (Alʹmerija)city in Andalusia
Cite this entry
APA

Almería. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Almer%C3%ADa

MLA

“Almería.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Almer%C3%ADa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Almería,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Almer%C3%ADa.

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