Spanish

A2 Topic:Communication

US /ˈspænɪʃ/ UK /ˈspænɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1740

Meanings

1

noun
the Romance language originating in Spain and spoken widely in Spain, Latin America, and elsewhere

Spanish is an official language in more than twenty countries.
2

adj
relating to Spain, its people, culture, or language

The mill imported fine Spanish wool for its highest-quality cloth.
3

noun
the people of Spain considered collectively, normally used with the

The Spanish established trading settlements across the Atlantic and Pacific.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the romance language... Spanish languageCastilian

2 adj · relating to spain, its... of SpainHispanic

3 noun · the people of spain... people of Spain

Word family

Derived forms Spanish-speakingSpanishness

Related forms SpainSpaniardCastilianHispanophone

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Phrases (1)

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spanish people
the people of Spain

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English Spainish and Spanish, formed from Spain + -ish. Spain derives through Old French from Latin Hispania. The adjective gave rise to the language name and the collective noun for Spain's people.

Topics

Communication

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# Spanish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈspænɪʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈspænɪʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 1740

## Meanings
1. the Romance language originating in Spain and spoken widely in Spain, Latin America, and elsewhere
2. relating to Spain, its people, culture, or language
3. the people of Spain considered collectively, normally used with the

## Examples
- Spanish is an official language in more than twenty countries.
- The mill imported fine Spanish wool for its highest-quality cloth.
- The Spanish established trading settlements across the Atlantic and Pacific.

## Synonyms
- Spanish language
- Castilian
- of Spain

## Derived Forms
- Spanish-speaking
- Spanishness

## Related Forms
- Spain
- Spaniard
- Castilian
- Hispanophone

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -ish - somewhat

## Etymology
From Middle English Spainish and Spanish, formed from Spain + -ish. Spain derives through Old French from Latin Hispania. The adjective gave rise to the language name and the collective noun for Spain's people.

## Topics
- Communication

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