Ribagorça

See also: ribagorçà

English

Proper noun

Ribagorça

  1. A town in Aragon, Spain.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rīpa (“riverbank”) and a pre-Roman element of uncertain meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ri.βəˈɣor.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ri.bəˈɣor.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ri.baˈɣoɾ.sa]

Proper noun

Ribagorça f

  1. a historical county of the Kingdom of Aragon which reverted to the Spanish Crown in 1598
  2. Ribagorza (a historic region of Aragon and Catalonia, consisting of the southern portion of the mediaeval county)
  3. Ribagorza (a comarca of Aragon, Spain; capitals: Graus and Benavarri). It represents the western half of the aforementioned historic region, the eastern half forming the Catalan comarca of Alta Ribagorça
    Synonym: Baixa Ribagorça

Derived terms

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