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spa

  [spah]
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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. health spa.
4. a hot tub or similar warm-water hydromassage facility, usually for more than one person.
5. New England. soda fountain.
Origin:
1555–65; generalized use of Spa
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Spa

  [spah] ,
–noun
a resort town in E Belgium, SE of Liège: famous mineral springs. 9391.
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soda fountain  
n.  

  1. An apparatus with faucets for dispensing soda water.

  2. A counter equipped for preparing and serving soft drinks, ice-cream dishes, or sandwiches. Also called regionally spa. See Regional Note at spa.

spa   (spä)   
n.  

  1. A resort providing therapeutic baths.

  2. A resort area having mineral springs.

  3. A fashionable hotel or resort.

  4. A health spa.

  5. A tub for relaxation or invigoration, usually including a device for raising whirlpools in the water.

  6. Eastern New England See soda fountain.


[After Spa, a resort town of eastern Belgium.]
The word spa, taken from the name of the famous mineral springs in Spa, Belgium, has become a common noun denoting any place with a medicinal or mineral spring. Less well known is its Eastern New England sense, "soda fountain," probably an allusion to the carbonated or "mineral" water that is a staple ingredient of many soda fountain concoctions.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spa
Pronunciation: 'spä, 'spo
Function: noun
1 a : a mineral spring b : a resort with mineral springs
2 : a commercial establishment with facilities for exercising and bathing; especially : HEALTH SPA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
SPA

  1. Society for Physicians in Administration

  2. Software Publishers Association

  3. sperm penetration assay

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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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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