Meanings
proper noun
alternative Badajos
- A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.
It was at this town of Badajoz, the capital of Estremadura, that I first fell in with those singular people, the Zincali, Gitanos, or Spanish gypsies.
1843, George Borrow, The Bible in Spain, London: Cassell and Company, Ltd. - A province of Extremadura, Spain, around the city.
Origin
- LatinPax Augusta
- SpanishBadajoz
- EnglishBadajoz
From Spanish Badajoz, of uncertain origin but possibly from Arabic forms of Latin Pax Augusta.
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Arabic بَطَلْيَوْس, بَطَلْيَوْس
- بَطَلْيَوْس (baṭalyaws)city
- بَطَلْيَوْس (baṭalyaws)province
Basque Badajoz
- Badajozcity
Catalan Badajoz
- Badajozcity
Chinese Mandarin 巴達霍斯 /巴达霍斯, 巴達霍斯 /巴达霍斯
- 巴達霍斯 /巴达霍斯 (Bādáhuòsī)city
- 巴達霍斯 /巴达霍斯 (Bādáhuòsī)province
Esperanto Badaĥozo, Badaĥozo
- Badaĥozocity
- Badaĥozoprovince
Greek Μπανταχόθ
- Μπανταχόθ (Bantachóth)city
Hindi बदख़ोस
- बदख़ोस (badaxos)city
Latin Pax Augusta, Civitas Pacensis
- Pax Augustacity
- Civitas Pacensiscity
Portuguese Badajoz, Badalhouce
- Badajozcity
- Badalhoucecity
- Badajozprovince
Russian Бадахо́с
- Бадахо́с (Badaxós)city
Spanish Badajoz, Badajoz
- Badajozcity
- Badajozprovince
Cite this entry
APA
Badajoz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badajoz
MLA
“Badajoz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badajoz. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Badajoz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badajoz.
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