Barcelona

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UK/ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə/US/ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/US/ˌbɑɹsɪˈloʊnə/

proper noun

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Barcelonia

  1. The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

    Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer.

    2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021
  2. A hamlet in Pelynt parish, Cornwall, England.
  3. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
    2. A municipality of Sorsogon, Philippines.
    3. A barangay of Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
    4. A barangay of Lingig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
  4. The capital city of the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Origin

  1. CatalanBarcelona
  2. EnglishBarcelona

Ultimately borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βαρκινών
  • Βαρκινών (Barkinṓn)capital of Catalonia
Arabic بَرْشَلُونة
  • بَرْشَلُونة (baršalūna)capital of Catalonia
Basque Bartzelona
  • Bartzelonacapital of Catalonia
Bulgarian Барсело́на
  • Барсело́на (Barselóna)capital of Catalonia
Catalan Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Chinese Mandarin 巴塞羅那 /巴塞罗那, 巴塞隆納 /巴塞隆纳
  • 巴塞羅那 /巴塞罗那 (Basàiluónà)capital of Catalonia
  • 巴塞隆納 /巴塞隆纳 (Bāsàilóngnà)capital of Catalonia
Czech Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Danish Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Dutch Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Esperanto Barcelono
  • Barcelonocapital of Catalonia
Estonian Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Finnish Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
French Barcelone
  • Barcelonecapital of Catalonia
Greek Βαρκελώνη
  • Βαρκελώνη (Varkelóni)capital of Catalonia
Hebrew בַּרְצֶלוֹנָה
  • בַּרְצֶלוֹנָה (bartselóna)capital of Catalonia
Hindi बार्सिलोना
  • बार्सिलोना (bārsilonā)capital of Catalonia
Hungarian Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Irish An Bharsalóin
  • An Bharsalóincapital of Catalonia
Italian Barcellona
  • Barcellonacapital of Catalonia
Japanese バルセロナ
  • バルセロナ (Baruserona)capital of Catalonia
Korean 바르셀로나
  • 바르셀로나 (Bareusellona)capital of Catalonia
Latin Barcino
  • Barcinocapital of Catalonia
Latvian Barselona
  • Barselonacapital of Catalonia
Lithuanian Barselona
  • Barselonacapital of Catalonia
Norwegian Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Persian بارسلون
  • بارسلون (bârselon)capital of Catalonia
Polish Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Portuguese Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Romanian Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Russian Барсело́на
  • Барсело́на (Barselóna)capital of Catalonia
Slovak Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Spanish Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Swedish Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Tagalog Barcelona
  • Barcelonacapital of Catalonia
Thai บาร์เซโลนา
  • บาร์เซโลนาcapital of Catalonia
Turkish Barselona
  • Barselonacapital of Catalonia
Ukrainian Барсело́на
  • Барсело́на (Barselóna)capital of Catalonia

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Barcelona on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.