Meanings
proper noun
- A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Palayan. Largest city: Cabanatuan.
Origin
- LatinAstigi
- SpanishNueva Écija
- EnglishNueva Ecija
From Spanish Nueva Écija. Named after Écija in Seville, Spain, which Écija is from Mozarabic, from Latin Astigi.
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Chinese Mandarin 新怡詩夏 /新怡诗夏
- 新怡詩夏 /新怡诗夏 (Xīn Yíshīxià)province of the Philippines
Japanese ヌエヴァ・エシハ, ヌエバエシハ
- ヌエヴァ・エシハ (Nueva Eshiha)province of the Philippines
- ヌエバエシハ (Nueba Eshiha)province of the Philippines
Korean 누에바에시하
- 누에바에시하 (nueba'esiha)province of the Philippines
Russian Нуэва-Эсиха
- Нуэва-Эсиха (Nueva-Esixa)province of the Philippines
Spanish Nueva Écija
- Nueva Écijaprovince of the Philippines
Tagalog Nueva Ecija
- Nueva Ecijaprovince of the Philippines
Ukrainian Нуева Есіха
- Нуева Есіха (Nueva Esixa)province of the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA
Nueva Ecija. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nueva%20Ecija
MLA
“Nueva Ecija.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nueva%20Ecija. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nueva Ecija,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nueva%20Ecija.
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