Segovia

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/sɪˈɡəʊviə/

proper noun

A city in Castile and León, Spain.

OriginSpanish Segovia ← Latin Segovia ← Celtiberian Segouia →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Castile and León, Spain.
  2. A province of Castile and León, Spain.
  3. The letter S in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*segos“victory”
  2. CeltiberianSegouia
  3. LatinSegovia
  4. SpanishSegovia
  5. EnglishSegovia

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segouia, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *segos (“victory”). Related city names include Segeda and Segontia.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σεγουβία
  • Σεγουβία (Segoubía)city in Castile and León, Spain
Arabic شِقُوبِيَّة
  • شِقُوبِيَّة (šiqūbiyya)city in Castile and León, Spain
Catalan Segòvia
  • Segòviacity in Castile and León, Spain
Chinese Mandarin 塞哥維亞 /塞哥维亚
  • 塞哥維亞 /塞哥维亚 (Sàigēwéiyà)city in Castile and León, Spain
French Ségovie
  • Ségoviecity in Castile and León, Spain
Greek Σεγκόβια
  • Σεγκόβια (Segkóvia)city in Castile and León, Spain
Latin Segovia, Segobia
  • Segoviacity in Castile and León, Spain
  • Segobiacity in Castile and León, Spain
Polish Segowia
  • Segowiacity in Castile and León, Spain
Portuguese Segóvia
  • Segóviacity in Castile and León, Spain
Spanish Segovia
  • Segoviacity in Castile and León, Spain
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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