Extremadura

Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/

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Extremadura

2. An autonomous community in western Spain. Capital: Mérida.

• Extremaduran

• extremidad

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.tɾə.məˈðu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.tɾe.maˈðu.ɾa]

Extremadura f

1. Extremadura (an autonomous community in western Spain)

• extremeny

Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that those regions are located beyond the Douro river. In the case of the Portuguese region, later reinterpreted as being the most "extreme" (that is, westernmost) region of mainland Portugal and Europe.

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: Ex‧tre‧ma‧du‧ra

Extremadura f

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Estremadura.

   Synonym: Extremadura Portuguesa (rare)

2. an autonomous community in western Spain; capital: Mérida

   Synonym: Extremadura Leonesa (rare)

• Extremadura (with an ⟨x⟩) is favored when referring to the Spanish region, in contrast with Estremadura (with an ⟨s⟩) which is favored when speaking of the Portuguese region.
• The epithet Leonesa may be used in speech to distinguish between the Spanish region from the Portuguese one.

• extremenho

Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river.

• IPA^(key): /eɡstɾemaˈduɾa/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾe.maˈð̞u.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: Ex‧tre‧ma‧du‧ra

Extremadura f

1. Extremadura (an autonomous community in western Spain)

• Extremadura on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es