ہسپانیہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Hispânia, ultimately from Latin Hispania, with the spelling likely influenced by برطانیہ (bartāniyā).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ہَسْپانِیَہ • (haspāniyam (Hindi spelling हस्पानिया)

  1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
    Synonyms: اسپین (ispen), سپین (spen)
  2. (historical) Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, a peninsula and historical region of Southern Europe covering modern-day Spain, Portugal and Andorra, when under the control of Ancient Rome; split into between two and five Roman provinces, depending on the time period)

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