Melilla

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/məˈliː.(j)ə//mɛ-//meˈlija/

proper noun

An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco.

OriginSpanish Melilla ← Arabic مَلِيلْيَة (malīlya) ← Tarifit mlilt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco.

Origin

  1. Tarifitmlilt
  2. Arabicمَلِيلْيَة (malīlya)
  3. SpanishMelilla
  4. EnglishMelilla

Borrowed from Spanish Melilla.

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Translations

Arabic مَلِيلْيَة
  • مَلِيلْيَة (malīlya)Spanish exclave
Catalan Melilla
  • MelillaSpanish exclave
Chinese Mandarin 梅利利亞 /梅利利亚
  • 梅利利亞 /梅利利亚 (Méilìlìyà)Spanish exclave
Greek Μελίγια
  • Μελίγια (Melígia)Spanish exclave
Latin Melila, Rusadir n etc.
  • MelilaSpanish exclave
  • Rusadir n etc.Spanish exclave
Polish Melilla
  • MelillaSpanish exclave
Portuguese Melilha
  • MelilhaSpanish exclave
Spanish Melilla
  • MelillaSpanish exclave
Swedish Melilla
  • MelillaSpanish exclave
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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