gobernación

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish gouernaçion, governaçion, from Latin gubernātiōnem (“direction, management, government”), or based on Old Spanish gouernar (“to govern”). Analytically from gobernar (“to govern”) +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡobeɾnaˈθjon/ [ɡo.β̞eɾ.naˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ɡobeɾnaˈsjon/ [ɡo.β̞eɾ.naˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: go‧ber‧na‧ción

Noun

gobernación f (plural gobernaciones)

  1. government, governance

Further reading

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