Tarragona

Tar·ra·gon·a
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/tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə//tæɹəˈɡəʊnə/

proper noun

A city and port in Catalonia, Spain.

“Meronyms: Cabagayan, Central, Dadong, Jovellar, Limot, Lucatan, Maganda, Ompao, Tomoaong, Tubaon — barangays of Tarragona”

OriginCatalan Tarragona ← Latin Tarracō →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and port in Catalonia, Spain.
  2. A province of Catalonia, Spain.
  3. A municipality of Davao Oriental, Philippines.

    Meronyms: Cabagayan, Central, Dadong, Jovellar, Limot, Lucatan, Maganda, Ompao, Tomoaong, Tubaon — barangays of Tarragona

Origin

  1. LatinTarracō
  2. CatalanTarragona
  3. EnglishTarragona

Borrowed from Catalan Tarragona, ultimately from Latin Tarracō.

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Translations

Arabic طَرْكُونَة, تاراغونا
  • طَرْكُونَة (ṭarkūna)city and port
  • تاراغونا (tārāġūnā)city and port
Bulgarian Тарагона, Тарагона
  • Тарагона (Taragona)city and port
  • Тарагона (Taragona)province of Catalonia
Catalan Tarragona, Tarragona
  • Tarragonacity and port
  • Tarragonaprovince of Catalonia
Chinese Mandarin 塔拉戈納 /塔拉戈纳
  • 塔拉戈納 /塔拉戈纳 (Tǎlāgēnà)city and port
Dutch Tarragona, Tarragona
  • Tarragonacity and port
  • Tarragonaprovince of Catalonia
French Tarragone, Tarragone
  • Tarragonecity and port
  • Tarragoneprovince of Catalonia
Italian Tarragona, Tarragona
  • Tarragonacity and port
  • Tarragonaprovince of Catalonia
Latin Tarracō, Tarracona
  • Tarracōcity and port
  • Tarraconacity and port
Old Italian Tarracona
  • Tarraconacity and port
Portuguese Tarragona, Tarragona
  • Tarragonacity and port
  • Tarragonaprovince of Catalonia
Russian Тарраго́на
  • Тарраго́на (Tarragóna)city and port
Spanish Tarragona, Tarragona
  • Tarragonacity and port
  • Tarragonaprovince of Catalonia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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