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Ceuta
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English
Etymology
en :bor es:Ceuta + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈsju.tə/
syo͞o′tə thā′o͞o-täCeuta 362 1
sā-o͞o′tä thā-o͞o′täCe·u·ta 144 1
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ceuta.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q5823en autonomous city c/Spain ;; and <<exclave>> at the edge of Morocco.
en Angela Giuffrida Why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint and how were so many people able to cross from Morocco? w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-eu-border-africa 2026-07-31 Border controls between Morocco and the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta appeared to break down in recent days, allowing an estimated 50,000 people to cross on to the Spanish side in chaotic and dangerous scenes that resulted in dozens of deaths. https://web.archive.org/web/20260731210257/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-eu-border-africa
Derived terms
en Ceutan
Translations
Spanish exclave
Amharic: am ሴውታ sewta
Arabic: ar سَبْتَة f, ar سيوتا f siyūtā Spanish-based form
Catalan: ca Ceuta f
Cherokee: chr ᏑᏔ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 休達
Dutch: nl Ceuta n
Farefare: gur Seuta
French: fr Ceuta f
Greek: el Θέουτα f
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀβύλη
Japanese: ja セウタ Seuta
Korean: ko 세우타 Se'uta
Macedonian: mk Сеу́та f
Occitan: oc Ceuta f
Polish: pl Ceuta f
Portuguese: pt Ceuta f
Russian: ru Сеу́та
Serbo-Croatian: sh Ceuta f
Spanish: es Ceuta f
Swedish: sv Ceuta n
Tarifit: rif
Turkish: tr Sebte, tr Ceuta
Ottoman Turkish: ota سبته sebte
Ukrainian: uk Сеута
See also
en Melilla
References
Further reading
Anagrams
en acetu AUTEC acute
Catalan
ca:
Pronunciation
ca
Proper noun
f
ca autonomous city c/Spain Ceuta
Related terms
ca ceutí
Italian
it:
Etymology
it es -.
Pronunciation
Cèuta Sèuta
Proper noun
f
it autonomous city c/Spain Ceuta
it Setta<q:in Dante's Comedy>
Further reading
Ceuta, pronuncia e altro, Associazione per l'italiano (API), 4 August 2026.
Portuguese
pt:
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Etymology
From pt ar سَبْتَة, from pt la septem Septem [la fratres Fratres].
Pronunciation
pt Ceu ta
Proper noun
f
pt autonomous city country/Spain Ceuta
Related terms
pt sete
See also
pt Melilha
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
sh Seuta Montenegro Serbia
Proper noun
f
sh Bosnia Croatia en Ceuta
Spanish
Etymology
es ar سَبْتَة or es ber,es if someone could be more specific that'd be great from es la Septem (Frātrēs) seven [brothers].
Pronunciation
es
Proper noun
f
es autonomous city country/Spain Ceuta
Related terms
es ceutí
Further reading
es