Arica

A1R1I1C3A1

proper noun

A province in northern Chile.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province in northern Chile.
  2. A commune and port city, the capital of the province of Arica, Chile.

Origin

Uncertain. Rómulo Cúneo Vidal said that the word comes from Aymara ari (crag) + iqui (place to sleep). Manuel A. Quiroga said that the word comes from ari (phylum) + aka (tip). Carlos Auza Arce said that it comes from ari (hill) + acca (neighboring).

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Translations

Arabic أَرِيكَا
  • أَرِيكَا (ʔarīkā)Chilean city
Bulgarian Ари́ка
  • Ари́ка (Aríka)Chilean city
Greek Αρίκα
  • Αρίκα (Aríka)Chilean city
Hebrew אריקה
  • אריקהChilean city
Hindi अरिका
  • अरिका (arikā)Chilean city
Japanese アリカ
  • アリカ (Arika)Chilean city
Portuguese Arica
  • AricaChilean city
Russian Ари́ка
  • Ари́ка (Aríka)Chilean city
Spanish Arica
  • AricaChilean city
Turkish Arica
  • AricaChilean city
Ukrainian Арі́ка
  • Арі́ка (Aríka)Chilean city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CiaraCariaAciraArciaAraci
Cite this entry
APA

Arica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arica

MLA

“Arica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arica. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arica,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arica.

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