Asturias

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UK/æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/UK/əˈstjʊə.ɹi.əs/US/æsˈtʊɹ.i.əs/US/əˈstʊɹ.i.əs/

proper noun

An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Asturia · alternative Asturies

  1. An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.

    To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."

    2000, Richard Sterling, Allison Jones, Spain, Lonely Planet; World Food, page 145

    Synonyms: Principality of Asturias

  2. A former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 CE, in modern northwest Spain and Portugal.
  3. A surname from Spanish.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.

Origin

  1. SpanishAsturias
  2. EnglishAsturias

From Spanish Asturias. Known in Asturian as Asturies.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Asturië
  • Asturiëautonomous community and province of Spain
Arabic أَشْتُورِيَة, أَشْتُورِيش
  • أَشْتُورِيَة (ʔaštūriya)autonomous community and province of Spain
  • أَشْتُورِيش (ʔaštūrīš)autonomous community and province of Spain
Catalan Astúries
  • Astúriesautonomous community and province of Spain
Chinese Mandarin 阿斯圖里亞斯 /阿斯图里亚斯
  • 阿斯圖里亞斯 /阿斯图里亚斯 (Āsītúlǐyàsī)autonomous community and province of Spain
Czech Asturie
  • Asturieautonomous community and province of Spain
Danish Asturien
  • Asturienautonomous community and province of Spain
Dutch Asturië
  • Asturiëautonomous community and province of Spain
Esperanto Asturio
  • Asturioautonomous community and province of Spain
Estonian Astuuria
  • Astuuriaautonomous community and province of Spain
Finnish Asturia
  • Asturiaautonomous community and province of Spain
French Asturies
  • Asturiesautonomous community and province of Spain
German Asturien
  • Asturienautonomous community and province of Spain
Greek Αστούριες, Αστούρια
  • Αστούριες (Astoúries)autonomous community and province of Spain
  • Αστούρια (Astoúria)autonomous community and province of Spain
Hebrew אסטוריאס
  • אסטוריאסautonomous community and province of Spain
Hindi अस्तुरियास
  • अस्तुरियास (asturiyās)autonomous community and province of Spain
Hungarian Asztúria
  • Asztúriaautonomous community and province of Spain
Italian Asturie
  • Asturieautonomous community and province of Spain
Latvian Astūrija
  • Astūrijaautonomous community and province of Spain
Lithuanian Astūrija
  • Astūrijaautonomous community and province of Spain
Polish Asturia
  • Asturiaautonomous community and province of Spain
Portuguese Astúrias
  • Astúriasautonomous community and province of Spain
Romanian Asturia
  • Asturiaautonomous community and province of Spain
Russian Асту́рия
  • Асту́рия (Astúrija)autonomous community and province of Spain
Spanish Asturias
  • Asturiasautonomous community and province of Spain
Swedish Asturien
  • Asturienautonomous community and province of Spain
Turkish Asturias
  • Asturiasautonomous community and province of Spain
Ukrainian Асту́рія
  • Асту́рія (Astúrija)autonomous community and province of Spain
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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