valencia

V4A1L1E1N1C3I1A1
/vəˈlɛnsi.ə/

noun

A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

valencia1

nounvalencia (countable and uncountable, plural valencias)

plural valencias · alternative valentia

  1. countableuncountableA kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton.

Valencia2

proper noun
  1. The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
  2. A province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
  3. A town and municipality of Córdoba department, in northern Colombia.
  4. The capital city of Valencia canton, Ecuador.
  5. A canton of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.
  6. Several places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
    2. A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
    3. A barangay of Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
    4. A barangay of Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines.
    5. A barangay of Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
    6. A municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines.
    7. A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.
    8. A barangay of Alegria, Cebu, Philippines.
    9. A barangay of Carcar, Cebu, Philippines.
    10. A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.
    11. A city in Bukidnon, Philippines.
    12. A barangay of Lingig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
    13. A barangay of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
  7. An area of the barrio of Universidad in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  8. A town in northeastern Trinidad island, Trinidad and Tobago.
  9. Several places in the United States:
  10. The capital city of the state of Carabobo, Venezuela.
  11. A female given name.
  12. A habitational surname from Spanish.
nounValencia (plural Valencias)

plural Valencias

  1. A kind of sweet orange.
  2. Any of various cocktails made with orange juice.

    […] while Charles whistlingly assembles an exotic cocktail at the counter of the make-believe kitchen. 'What's up, Chas?' Sage asks, not quite suspicious. 'Nothin'. Just whippin' up some Valencias.'

    2002, J. Lilly, Wise Hyenas, page 16

Origin

valencia · noun

Perhaps from Valence in France.

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Valencia · proper noun, noun

  1. LatinValentia
  2. SpanishValencia
  3. EnglishValencia

From Spanish Valencia, from Latin Valentia, from valentia (“power, vigour”). Doublet of Valence.

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Translations

Arabic فَالِنْسِيَا, بَلِنْسِيَة
  • فَالِنْسِيَا (falinsiyā)capital of the Valencian Community
  • بَلِنْسِيَة (balinsiya)capital of the Valencian Community
Basque Valentzia
  • Valentziacapital of the Valencian Community
Bulgarian Вале́нсия, Вале́нсия
  • Вале́нсия (Valénsija)capital of the Valencian Community
  • Вале́нсия (Valénsija)city in Venezuela
Catalan València, Valencia
  • Valènciacapital of the Valencian Community
  • Valenciacity in Venezuela
Chinese Mandarin 巴倫西亞 /巴伦西亚, 巴倫西亞 /巴伦西亚
  • 巴倫西亞 /巴伦西亚 (Bālúnxīyà)capital of the Valencian Community
  • 巴倫西亞 /巴伦西亚 (Bālúnxīyà)city in Venezuela
Czech Valencie
  • Valenciecapital of the Valencian Community
Danish Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Dutch Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Esperanto Valencio
  • Valenciocapital of the Valencian Community
Estonian Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Finnish Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
French Valence, Valencia
  • Valencecapital of the Valencian Community
  • Valenciacity in Venezuela
German Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Greek Βαλένθια
  • Βαλένθια (Valénthia)capital of the Valencian Community
Hungarian Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Italian Valencia, Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
  • Valenciacity in Venezuela
Japanese バレンシア, バレンシア
  • バレンシア (Barenshia)capital of the Valencian Community
  • バレンシア (Barenshia)city in Venezuela
Korean 발렌시아
  • 발렌시아 (Ballensia)capital of the Valencian Community
Latin Valentia
  • Valentiacapital of the Valencian Community
Latvian Valensija
  • Valensijacapital of the Valencian Community
Lithuanian Valensija
  • Valensijacapital of the Valencian Community
Norwegian Bokmål Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Polish Walencja
  • Walencjacapital of the Valencian Community
Portuguese Valência, Valência
  • Valênciacapital of the Valencian Community
  • Valênciacity in Venezuela
Romanian Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Russian Вале́нсия, Вале́нсия
  • Вале́нсия (Valénsija)capital of the Valencian Community
  • Вале́нсия (Valénsija)city in Venezuela
Slovak Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Spanish Valencia, Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
  • Valenciacity in Venezuela
Swedish Valencia, Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
  • Valenciacity in Venezuela
Tagalog Valencia
  • Valenciacapital of the Valencian Community
Turkish Valensiya
  • Valensiyacapital of the Valencian Community
Ukrainian Вале́нсія
  • Вале́нсія (Valénsija)capital of the Valencian Community

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APA

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MLA

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

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