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An⋅da⋅lu⋅sia

[an-dl-oo-zhuh, -shee-uh]
–noun
1. Spanish, An⋅da⋅lu⋅cí⋅a [ahn-dah-loo-thee-ah, -see-ah] . a region in S Spain, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. 33,712 sq. mi. (87,314 sq. km).
2. a city in S Alabama. 10,415.

An⋅da⋅lu⋅sian, adjective, noun
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An·da·lu·sia   (ān'də-lōō'zhə, -zhē-ə, -shē-ə)   
A region of southern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Atlantic Ocean. The area contains magnificent Moorish architecture, including the historic towns of Seville, Granada, and Córdoba.
An'da·lu'sian (-zhən, -shən) adj. & n.
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Word Origin & History

Andalusia 
former name of southern Spain, from Sp., from Arabic Al Andalus, name for the entire peninsula, from L.L. *Vandalicia "the country of the Vandals," in ref. to one of the Germanic tribes that overran the Western Empire.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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