Asturias

See also: Astúrias

English
Location of Asturias (red) in Spain.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/, /əˈstjʊə.ɹi.əs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æsˈtʊɹ.i.əs/, /əˈstʊɹ.i.əs/

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. An autonomous community of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. The capital city is Oviedo.
    • 2000, Richard Sterling & Allison Jones, Spain (Lonely Planet; World Food), page 145
      To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Aragonese

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. Asturias

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Asturias. The municipality is named after Asturias in Spain.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: as‧tu‧rias

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. a surname​
  2. a municipality of Cebu
  3. Asturias; an autonomous community and province of Spain

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Asturias.

Galician

Proper noun

Asturias

  1. Asturias

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /asˈtuɾjas/, [asˈt̪uɾjas]

Proper noun

Asturias f pl

  1. Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)
  2. (historical) Asturias (a mediaeval kingdom in northern Iberia)

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