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noun
1.
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
2.
a luxurious resort or resort hotel.
3.
4.
a hot tub or similar warm-water hydromassage facility, usually for more than one person.
5.
New England, soda fountain.
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| —n | |
| a mineral spring or a place or resort where such a spring is found | |
| [C17: named after | |
| Spa (spɑː) | |
| —n | |
| a town in E Belgium, in Liège province: a resort with medicinal mineral springs (discovered in the 14th century). Pop: 10 491 (2004 est) | |
| SpA | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Società per Azioni | |
| [Italian: limited company] | |
| SPA | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Special Protection Area: an area designated by the European Union in order to protect endangered species, esp of birds | |
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Word Origin & History
spa
"medicinal or mineral spring," 1626, from name of health resort in eastern Belgium, known since 14c., that featured mineral springs believed to have curative properties. The place name is from Walloon espa "spring, fountain."
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spa
municipality, Walloon Region, eastern Belgium. It is situated in the wooded hills of the northern Ardennes, southeast of Liege. Its popular mineral springs, known locally as pouhons, have caused the name spa to be given to all such health resorts
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