Madrid

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/məˈdɹɪd//ˈmædɹɪd/

proper noun

The capital city of Spain.

OriginSpanish Madrid →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Spain.

    I usually walked home because I loved Madrid; I recognized myself in how difficult it was to perceive its truth, in its elusive charm, and in how poignant its nooks and crannies could be.

    2024, Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, Bad Habit, 4th Estate, page 148
  2. An autonomous community of Spain, the Community of Madrid.
  3. A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.
  4. metonymicallyThe Spanish government.
  5. A town and municipality of Western Savanna Province, Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
  6. A town in Tecomán Municipality, Colima, Mexico.
  7. A municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines.

    Meronyms: Bagsac, Bayogo, Linibonan, Magsaysay, Manga, Panayogon, Patong Patong, Quirino, San Antonio, San Juan, San Roque, San Vicente, Songkit, Union — barangays of Madrid

  8. Several places in the United States:
    1. A small town in Houston County, Alabama.
    2. A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    3. A small city in Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa.
    4. A former town in Franklin County, Maine, now unorganized territory.
    5. A village in Perkins County, Nebraska.
    6. A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
    7. A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
  9. A surname from Spanish.

    "People are beginning to see this not as an immigration question anymore as much as it is a violation of rights, a violation of due process and militarizing neighborhoods extraconstitutionally," said Mike Madrid, a moderate Republican political strategist.

    2025 December 21, Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke, Jeff Mason, “Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2025

Origin

  1. SpanishMadrid
  2. SpanishMadrid
  3. EnglishMadrid

Borrowed from Spanish Madrid.

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Translations

Afrikaans Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Arabic مَدْرِيد, مَجْرِيط
  • مَدْرِيد (madrīd)capital of Spain
  • مَجْرِيط (majrīṭ)capital of Spain
Basque Madril
  • Madrilcapital of Spain
Bengali মাদ্রিদ
  • মাদ্রিদ (madrid)capital of Spain
Bulgarian Мадри́д
  • Мадри́д (Madríd)capital of Spain
Catalan Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Chinese Cantonese 馬德里
  • 馬德里 (maa⁵ dak¹ lei⁵)capital of Spain
Chinese Mandarin 馬德里
  • 馬德里 (Mǎdélǐ)capital of Spain
Czech Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Danish Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Dutch Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Esperanto Madrido
  • Madridocapital of Spain
Estonian Madrid, Madriid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
  • Madriidcapital of Spain
Finnish Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
French Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
German Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Greek Μαδρίτη
  • Μαδρίτη (Madríti)capital of Spain
Hebrew מַדְרִיד
  • מַדְרִיד (madríd)capital of Spain
Hindi मद्रिद, मैड्रिड
  • मद्रिद (madrid)capital of Spain
  • मैड्रिड (maiḍriḍ)capital of Spain
Hungarian Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Icelandic Madríd
  • Madrídcapital of Spain
Irish Maidrid
  • Maidridcapital of Spain
Italian Madrid, Madride
  • Madridcapital of Spain
  • Madridecapital of Spain
Japanese マドリード, マドリッド
  • マドリード (Madorīdo)capital of Spain
  • マドリッド (Madoriddo)capital of Spain
Korean 마드리드
  • 마드리드 (Madeurideu)capital of Spain
Latin Madritum, Mantua Carpetanorum
  • Madritumcapital of Spain
  • Mantua Carpetanorumcapital of Spain
  • Matritumcapital of Spain
Latvian Madride
  • Madridecapital of Spain
Lithuanian Madridas
  • Madridascapital of Spain
Malay Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Norwegian Bokmål Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Persian مادرید
  • مادرید (mâdrid)capital of Spain
Polish Madryt
  • Madrytcapital of Spain
Portuguese Madrid, Madri
  • Madridcapital of Spain
  • Madricapital of Spain
  • Madridecapital of Spain
Romanian Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Russian Мадри́д
  • Мадри́д (Madríd)capital of Spain
Slovak Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Spanish Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Swedish Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Tagalog Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Tamil மத்ரித்
  • மத்ரித் (matrit)capital of Spain
Thai มาดริด
  • มาดริด (maa-drìt)capital of Spain
Turkish Madrid
  • Madridcapital of Spain
Ukrainian Мадри́д
  • Мадри́д (Madrýd)capital of Spain
Urdu میدرد, مدرد
  • میدرد (medrid)capital of Spain
  • مدرد (madrid)capital of Spain
Vietnamese Ma-đrít, Ma Dịch Lý
  • Ma-đrítcapital of Spain
  • Ma Dịch Lýcapital of Spain
  • Ma Dịch Lícapital of Spain
  • Ma Lýcapital of Spain
  • Ma Lícapital of Spain
  • Ma Rícapital of Spain
Yiddish מאַדריד
  • מאַדריד (madrid)capital of Spain

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Madrid

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Cite this entry
APA

Madrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madrid

MLA

“Madrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madrid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Madrid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madrid.

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