Seville
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Seville
- /səˈvɪl/
Rhymes with -ɪl
Where it comes from
From Spanish Sevilla (possibly through a Middle French form), from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”). Compare Hebrew שפלה (shfela, “lowland”), Arabic سافل (safil, “lowly”). Doublet of Sevilla.
proper noun
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The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
Similar: Hims al-Andalus, Ishbiliya, Pearl of Andalusia
- A province of Andalusia, Spain.
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- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cadiz, lille, psg, isabella, marseille, sevilla, granada, córdoba, valencia, malaga, madrid, barcelona, zaragoza, cádiz, bilbao, toledo
Translations
Every language
name city in Andalusia, Spain
| Español | Sevilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세비야 Sebiya |
| 日本語 | セビリア Sebiria, セビリヤ Sebiriya, セビリャ Sebirya, セビージャ Sebīja |
| 中文 | 塞維利亞 /塞维利亚 Sàiwéilìyà |
| Português | Sevilha |
| Français | Séville |
| Deutsch | Sevilla |
| Italiano | Siviglia |
| Ελληνικά | Σεβίλλη Sevílli |
| Română | Sevilla, Sevilia |
| Русский | Севи́лья Sevílʹja |
| العربية | إِشْبِيلِيَة ʔišbīliya, حِمْص الأَنْدَلُس ḥimṣ al-ʔandalus |
| עברית | סֶבִילְיָה Sevília |
Talk about this word "Seville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seville. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Seville. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seville "Seville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seville.Cite this
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title = {Seville},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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