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Valencia

name · noun · 32 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /vəˈlɛnsi.ə/
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  • CMU ARPABET: V AH0 L EH1 N S IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

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Meaning 2

An autonomous community of Spain; in full, Valencian Community.

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Meaning 3

A province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

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A town and municipality of Córdoba department, in northern Colombia.

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The capital city of Valencia canton, Ecuador.

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A canton of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Alegria, Cebu, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Carcar, Cebu, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A city in Bukidnon, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Lingig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.

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Several places in the Philippines:

A barangay of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.

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An area of the barrio of Universidad in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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A town in northeastern Trinidad island, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Several places in the United States:

A neighborhood of the city of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California.

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Several places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico.

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Several places in the United States:

A borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

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The capital city of the state of Carabobo, Venezuela.

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Meaning 26

A female given name.

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A habitational surname from Spanish.

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Meaning 28

A kind of sweet orange.

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Any of various cocktails made with orange juice.

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Meaning 30

A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 31

a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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  • Valencia is the third largest city in Spain

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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

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Meaning 32

an industrial city in northern Venezuela

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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

From Spanish Valencia, from Latin Valentia, from valentia (“power, vigour”). Doublet of Valence.

Perhaps from Valence in France.

Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَالِنْسِيَا (falinsiyā) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Arabic: بَلِنْسِيَة (balinsiya) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Arabic: بلنسية (balinsiya) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Armenian: Վալենսիա (Valensia) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Basque: Valentzia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Breton: València — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Breton: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Bulgarian: Вале́нсия (Valénsija) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Catalan: València — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Cebuano: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴倫西亞 /巴伦西亚 (Bālúnxīyà) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Czech: Valencie — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Danish: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Dutch: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Esperanto: Valencio — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Estonian: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Finnish: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • French: Valence — capital of the Valencian Community
  • West-Frisian: Falinsia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Galician: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Georgian: ვალენსია (valensia) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • German: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Greek: Βαλένθια (Valénthia) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Hungarian: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Italian: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Japanese: バレンシア (Barenshia) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Korean: 발렌시아 (Ballensia) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Latin: Valentia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Latvian: Valensija — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Lithuanian: Valensija — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Macedonian: Валенсија (Valensija) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Marathi: व्हलेंसिया (vhaleusiyā) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Marathi: बालेंस्या (bāleusyā) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Occitan: Valéncia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Valensyaa — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Polish: Walencja — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Portuguese: Valência — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Romanian: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Russian: Вале́нсия (Valénsija) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Sardinian: Valentzia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Serbo-Croatian: Валенсија — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Serbo-Croatian: Valencija — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Slovak: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Slovene: Valencija — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Spanish: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Swedish: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Tagalog: Valencia — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Turkish: Valensiya — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Ukrainian: Вале́нсія (Valénsija) — capital of the Valencian Community
  • Bulgarian: Вале́нсия (Valénsija) — city in Venezuela
  • Catalan: Valencia — city in Venezuela
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴倫西亞 /巴伦西亚 (Bālúnxīyà) — city in Venezuela
  • French: Valencia — city in Venezuela
  • Italian: Valencia — city in Venezuela
  • Japanese: バレンシア (Barenshia) — city in Venezuela
  • Marathi: बालेंस्या (bāleusyā) — city in Venezuela
  • Portuguese: Valência — city in Venezuela
  • Russian: Вале́нсия (Valénsija) — city in Venezuela
  • Spanish: Valencia — city in Venezuela
  • Swedish: Valencia — city in Venezuela
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