SINCE 1828
Spain
geographical name
\ ˈspān
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variants:
or Spanish España \ ā-ˈspä-nyä
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Definition of Spain
country in southwestern Europe that occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula and borders on the Atlantic Ocean (including the Bay of Biscay and the Gulf of Cadiz) and the Mediterranean Sea area 194,881 square miles (504,742 square kilometers), population 46,815,916
Note: Spain is a kingdom with Madrid as its capital.
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