Spa

See also: SPA, spa, SpA, spA, spá, spå, and śpa

English

Etymology

The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

Proper noun

Spa

A town in the province of Liège, Belgium, famous for its springs.

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean-Jacques Jespers, 2005, éd. Racine

Anagrams

APS, APs, ASP, PAS, PAs, PSA, Pas, Psa., SAP, asp, pas, s.ap., sap

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spaː/
Hyphenation: Spa
Rhymes: -aː
Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa ?

Spa: A town located in the Belgian province of Liège, famous for its springs.

Derived terms

spawater

Anagrams

sap, spa

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