Barcelona

//ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

    "Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer."

  2. 2
    A province of Catalonia, Spain.
  3. 3
    A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  4. 4
    A hamlet in Pelynt parish, Cornwall, England.
  5. 5
    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
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  1. 6
    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Sorsogon, Philippines.
  2. 7
    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
  3. 8
    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Lingig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
  4. 9
    An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States.
  5. 10
    The capital city of the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Example

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"Excuse me, I have to get to Barcelona. Are there any flights today?"

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.

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