La Spezia

UK/la ˈspɛtsɪ.ə/US/lɑ ˈspɛtsi.ə/

proper noun

A province of Liguria, Italy.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital of La Spezia, Italy; a major industrial port in northwestern Italy.

Origin

  1. LatinSpedia
  2. ItalianLa Spezia
  3. EnglishLa Spezia

Borrowed from Italian La Spezia, from Latin Spedia.

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Translations

Arabic لَا سْبِيتْسِيَا
  • لَا سْبِيتْسِيَا (lā sbītsiyā)city in Liguria, Italy
Bulgarian Специя
  • Специя (Specija)city in Liguria, Italy
Chinese Mandarin 拉斯佩齊亞 /拉斯佩齐亚
  • 拉斯佩齊亞 /拉斯佩齐亚 (Lā Sīpèiqíyà)city in Liguria, Italy
Finnish La Spezia
  • La Speziacity in Liguria, Italy
French La Spezia, La Spezia
  • La Speziaprovince in Liguria, Italy
  • La Speziacity in Liguria, Italy
Greek Λα Σπέτσια
  • Λα Σπέτσια (La Spétsia)city in Liguria, Italy
Hebrew לָה סְפֶצִיָה
  • לָה סְפֶצִיָה (La Spétziya)city in Liguria, Italy
Hindi ला स्पेत्सिया
  • ला स्पेत्सिया (lā spetsiyā)city in Liguria, Italy
Italian La Spezia, La Spezia
  • La Speziaprovince in Liguria, Italy
  • La Speziacity in Liguria, Italy
Japanese ラ・スペツィア
  • ラ・スペツィア (Ra Supetsia)city in Liguria, Italy
Korean 라스페치아
  • 라스페치아 (Raseupechia)city in Liguria, Italy
Latin Spedia, Spetia
  • Spediacity in Liguria, Italy
  • Spetiacity in Liguria, Italy
Latvian Spēcija
  • Spēcijacity in Liguria, Italy
Lithuanian Specija
  • Specijacity in Liguria, Italy
Persian لا اسپتزیا
  • لا اسپتزیا (lâ aspetziyâ)city in Liguria, Italy
Russian Спе́ция
  • Спе́ция (Spécija)city in Liguria, Italy
Ukrainian Спе́ція
  • Спе́ція (Spécija)city in Liguria, Italy
Cite this entry
APA

La Spezia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Spezia

MLA

“La Spezia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Spezia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “La Spezia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Spezia.

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