Linares

L1I1N1A1R1E1S1
/lɪˈnɑːɹɛs/

proper noun

A city in Spain.

OriginSpanish Linares →
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Meanings

proper nounLinares (plural Linareses)

plural Linareses · alternative Linarez

  1. A city in Spain.
  2. A city in Chile.
  3. A province of Chile around the city.
  4. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. SpanishLinares
  2. EnglishLinares

From Spanish Linares, from linares (“flax fields”). For places outside Spain, derived from Spanish cities or from Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles. As a surname mostly found in Venezuela, variously derived from all these sources.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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