Andalusia

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/ˌændəˈluːsi.ə//ˌændəˈluːʃə//ˌændəˈluːzi.ə//ˌændəˈluːʒə/

proper noun

A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.

OriginMedieval Latin Andalusia ← Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Covington County, Alabama.
    2. An unincorporated community in Flagler County, Florida.
    3. A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community and historic neighbourhood in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Origin

  1. Arabicالْأَنْدَلُس
  2. Medieval LatinAndalusia
  3. EnglishAndalusia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Andalusia, from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus) + -ia.

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Translations

Arabic أَنْدَلُسِيَا, أَنْدَلُسِيَة
  • أَنْدَلُسِيَا (ʔandalusiyā)autonomous community of Spain
  • أَنْدَلُسِيَة (ʔandalusiya)autonomous community of Spain
  • اَلْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus)autonomous community of Spain
Bengali আন্দালুস
  • আন্দালুস (andalus)autonomous community of Spain
Bulgarian Андалузия
  • Андалузия (Andaluzija)autonomous community of Spain
Catalan Andalusia
  • Andalusiaautonomous community of Spain
Chinese Mandarin 安達盧西亞 /安达卢西亚
  • 安達盧西亞 /安达卢西亚 (Āndálúxīyà)autonomous community of Spain
Czech Andalusie
  • Andalusieautonomous community of Spain
Dutch Andalusië, Andaloesië
  • Andalusiëautonomous community of Spain
  • Andaloesiëautonomous community of Spain
Esperanto Andaluzio, Andaluzujo
  • Andaluzioautonomous community of Spain
  • Andaluzujoautonomous community of Spain
Finnish Andalusia
  • Andalusiaautonomous community of Spain
French Andalousie
  • Andalousieautonomous community of Spain
German Andalusien
  • Andalusienautonomous community of Spain
Greek Ανδαλουσία
  • Ανδαλουσία (Andalousía)autonomous community of Spain
Hindi अंडालूसिया
  • अंडालूसिया (aṇḍālūsiyā)autonomous community of Spain
Hungarian Andalúzia
  • Andalúziaautonomous community of Spain
Italian Andalusia
  • Andalusiaautonomous community of Spain
Japanese アンダルシア
  • アンダルシア (Andarushia)autonomous community of Spain
Latin Vandalitia
  • Vandalitiaautonomous community of Spain
Latvian Andalūzija
  • Andalūzijaautonomous community of Spain
Malay Andalusia
  • Andalusiaautonomous community of Spain
Persian اندلس
  • اندلس (andalos)autonomous community of Spain
Polish Andaluzja
  • Andaluzjaautonomous community of Spain
Portuguese Andaluzia
  • Andaluziaautonomous community of Spain
Romanian Andaluzia, Andalusia
  • Andaluziaautonomous community of Spain
  • Andalusiaautonomous community of Spain
Russian Андалу́сия
  • Андалу́сия (Andalúsija)autonomous community of Spain
Slovak Andalúzia
  • Andalúziaautonomous community of Spain
Spanish Andalucía
  • Andalucíaautonomous community of Spain
Swedish Andalusien
  • Andalusienautonomous community of Spain
Turkish Endülüs
  • Endülüsautonomous community of Spain
Ukrainian Андалусія, Андалузія
  • Андалусія (Andalusija)autonomous community of Spain
  • Андалузія (Andaluzija)autonomous community of Spain
Urdu اُندُلُس
  • اُندُلُس (undulus)autonomous community of Spain
Cite this entry
APA

Andalusia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andalusia

MLA

“Andalusia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andalusia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Andalusia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andalusia.

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