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Córdoba

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːdəbə/
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  • /ˈkɔː(ɹ)dəbə/
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Meaning 1

The capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.

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Meaning 2

A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.

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The capital of the province of Córdoba, in central Argentina.

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Meaning 4

A province in central Argentina.

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Meaning 5

A department of Colombia.

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Meaning 6

A city and municipality of Veracruz, Mexico.

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Meaning 7

A town and municipality of Bolivar department, Colombia.

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Meaning 8

A town and municipality of Nariño department, Colombia.

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Meaning 9

A town and municipality of Quindío department, Colombia.

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Meaning 10

The currency of Nicaragua, divided into 100 centavos.

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History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba). As South American locations, named after the Spanish city.

Borrowed from Spanish córdoba.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قُرْطُبَة (qurṭuba) — city in Spain
  • Arabic: قُرْطُبَة (gurṭuba) — city in Spain
  • Armenian: Կորդովա (Kordova) — city in Spain
  • Catalan: Còrdova — city in Spain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 科爾多瓦 /科尔多瓦 (Kē'ěrduōwǎ) — city in Spain
  • French: Cordoue — city in Spain
  • Ancient Greek: Κορδύβη (Kordúbē) — city in Spain
  • Hawaiian: Kokowa — city in Spain
  • Hebrew: קארדאבע — city in Spain
  • Hindi: कोर्डोबा (korḍobā) — city in Spain
  • Italian: Cordova — city in Spain
  • Korean: 코르도바 (koreudoba) — city in Spain
  • Latin: Corduba — city in Spain
  • Latvian: Kordova — city in Spain
  • Marathi: कोर्दोबा (kordobā) — city in Spain
  • Nogai: Курдыба (Kurdıba) — city in Spain
  • Polish: Kordoba — city in Spain
  • Portuguese: Córdova — city in Spain
  • Russian: Ко́рдова (Kórdova) — city in Spain
  • Spanish: Córdoba — city in Spain
  • Tagalog: Kordoba — city in Spain
  • Urdu: قُرْطُبَہ (qurt̤uba) — city in Spain