Cantabria

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/kænˈtæbɹiə/

proper noun

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain. Capital: Santander.

OriginProto-Celtic *kantos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An autonomous community and province in northern Spain. Capital: Santander.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kantos“rim, corner”
  2. EnglishCantabria

Possibly a Celtic name, such as Proto-Celtic *kantos (“rim, corner”) or *cant- (“rock”).

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Translations

Basque Kantabria
  • Kantabriaautonomous community
Catalan Cantàbria
  • Cantàbriaautonomous community
Chinese Mandarin 坎塔布里亞 /坎塔布里亚
  • 坎塔布里亞 /坎塔布里亚 (Kǎntǎbùlǐyà)autonomous community
Dutch Cantabrië
  • Cantabriëautonomous community
Esperanto Kantabrio
  • Kantabrioautonomous community
French Cantabrie
  • Cantabrieautonomous community
German Kantabrien
  • Kantabrienautonomous community
Greek Κανταβρία, Καντάμπρια
  • Κανταβρία (Kantavría)autonomous community
  • Καντάμπρια (Kantámpria)autonomous community
Hungarian Kantábria
  • Kantábriaautonomous community
Italian Cantabria
  • Cantabriaautonomous community
Polish Kantabria
  • Kantabriaautonomous community
Portuguese Cantábria
  • Cantábriaautonomous community
Russian Канта́брия
  • Канта́брия (Kantábrija)autonomous community
Spanish Cantabria
  • Cantabriaautonomous community
Swedish Kantabrien
  • Kantabrienautonomous community

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cabaritan
Cite this entry
APA

Cantabria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantabria

MLA

“Cantabria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantabria. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cantabria,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantabria.

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