Extremadura

English Etymology Believed to derive from en la Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river. Pronunciation en /ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Extremadura.wav Southern England Proper noun en Q5777en autonomous community in western c/Spain Mérida. Derived terms en Extremaduran Translations autonomous province of Spain Catalan: ca Extremadura f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 埃斯特雷馬杜拉 Āisītèléimǎdùlā Esperanto: eo Ekstremaduro Extremaduran: ext Estremaúra French: fr Estrémadure f, fr Extrémadure f Galician: gl Estremadura f Marathi: mr एक्स्त्रेमादुरा Polish: pl Estremadura f Portuguese: pt Extremadura Leonesa f Russian: ru Эстремаду́ра f Sicilian: scn Strimatura f Spanish: es Extremadura f Swedish: sv Extremadura See also en extremidad Catalan Pronunciation Proper noun f ca Extremadura Q5777 Related terms ca extremeny Portuguese Etymology Believed to derive from pt la Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that those regions are located beyond the Douro river. In the case of the Portuguese region, later reinterpreted as being the most "extreme" (that is, westernmost) region of mainland Portugal and Europe. Pronunciation + +,Estremadura,Eistremadura pt uɾɐ 5 pt Ex tre ma du ra Proper noun f Estremadura 11 43 pt Extremadura Portuguesa<qq:rare> pt autonomous community in western c/Spain Mérida pt Extremadura Leonesa<qq:rare> Usage notes pt Extremadura (with an ⟨x⟩) is favored when referring to the Spanish region, in contrast with pt Estremadura (with an ⟨s⟩) which is favored when speaking of the Portuguese region. The en epithet pt Leonesa may be used in speech to distinguish between the Spanish region from the Portuguese one. Related terms pt extremenho Spanish Etymology Believed to derive from es la Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river. Pronunciation +<audio:Pronunciation of Extremadura in Spanish.ogg<a:Spain>> Estremadura<qq:informal> + Proper noun f es Extremadura Q5777 Related terms es extremeño Further reading es