contrada

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *contrāta. Compare Italian contrada, French contrée.

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Noun

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contrada f (plural contrades)

  1. region, area
    Synonym: comarca

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Italian

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Etymology

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From earlier *contrata, from Vulgar Latin *contrāta. Compare French contrée.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /konˈtra.da/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Hyphenation: con‧trà‧da

Noun

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contrada f (plural contrade)

  1. street of houses
  2. (in Siena) a division of the city, approximating a parish or ward, for contention of the Palio
  3. (poetic) land

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *contrāta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /konˈtɾada/ [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧da

Noun

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contrada f (plural contradas)

  1. division in the city of Siena
  2. (archaic) place
    Synonyms: sitio, lugar

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