Definition of Valencea
Valencia (180), a city of Spain, once the capital of a kingdom, now
of a fertile province of the name; is situated on the shores of the
Mediterranean, 3 m. from the mouth of the Guadalaviar, in the midst of a
district called the Huerta, which is watered by the river, and grows
oranges, citron, almond, mulberry-trees in richest luxuriance, the fruits
of which it exports; is an archbishop's see, and contains a large Gothic
cathedral, a picture gallery, and a university with a large library; has
silk, cloth, leather, cigar, floor-tile manufactures, and exports grain
and silk besides fruits.
- Wikipedia
Valencia (40), a city of Venezuela, in a rich district, on a lake of
the same name; large numbers of cattle, horses, and mules are reared in
the neighbourhood.
- Wikipedia
Va*len"ci*a (?), n. [Perhaps fr.
Valence in France.] A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats,
having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also
valentia.]
Va*len"ci*a (?), n. [Perhaps fr.
Valence in France.] A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats,
having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also
valentia.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A country of SW Europe, located in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula. Today an autonomous community of Spain. Official name: Land of Valencia (Comunitat Valenciana, Comunidad Valenciana). Area: 23,255 sq. km. Population (2004): 4,692,449. Historically, a kingdom also including the town of Caudete.
- City and capital of the Land of Valencia (Spain).
- City in northern Venezuela.
Italian
- Valencia
Spanish
- Valencia
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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