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Valencia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/baˈlenθja/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(və lenshē ə, -shə, -sē ə; Sp. bä lensyä or, for 2, 3, -thyä)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Va•len•ci•a  (və lenshē ə, -shə, -sē ə; Sp. bä lensyä or, for 2, 3, -thyä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa province in E Spain: the region was formerly a Moorish kingdom. 1,767,327; 9085 sq. mi. (23,530 sq. km).
  2. Place Namesa seaport in E Spain. 700,000.
  3. Place Namesa city in N Venezuela. 463,418.
  4. Plant Biologya variety of the sweet orange, Citrus sinensis, originally from the Mediterranean area and cultivated extensively in Florida and California.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Valencia /Spanish: baˈlenθja/ n
  1. a port in E Spain, capital of Valencia province, on the Mediterranean: the third largest city in Spain; capital of the Moorish kingdom of Valencia (1021–1238); university (1501). Pop: 780 653 (2003 est)Latin name: Valentia /vəˈlɛntɪə/
  2. a region and former kingdom of E Spain, on the Mediterranean
  3. a city in N Venezuela: one of the two main industrial centres in Venezuela. Pop: 2 330 000 (2005 est)
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