Extremadura

== English == === Etymology === Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/ === Proper noun === Extremadura An autonomous community in western Spain. Capital: Mérida. ==== Derived terms ==== Extremaduran ==== Translations ==== === See also === extremidad == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.tɾə.məˈðu.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eks.tɾe.maˈðu.ɾa] === Proper noun === Extremadura f Extremadura (an autonomous community in western Spain) ==== Related terms ==== extremeny == Portuguese == === Etymology === Believed to derive from Latin 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 === Rhymes: -uɾɐ Hyphenation: Ex‧tre‧ma‧du‧ra === Proper noun === Extremadura f pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Estremadura Synonym: Extremadura Portuguesa (rare) an autonomous community in western Spain; capital: Mérida Synonym: Extremadura Leonesa (rare) ==== Usage notes ==== Extremadura (with an ⟨x⟩) is favored when referring to the Spanish region, in contrast with Estremadura (with an ⟨s⟩) which is favored when speaking of the Portuguese region. The epithet Leonesa may be used in speech to distinguish between the Spanish region from the Portuguese one. ==== Related terms ==== extremenho == Spanish == === Etymology === Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡstɾemaˈduɾa/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾe.maˈð̞u.ɾa] IPA(key): /estɾemaˈduɾa/ [es.t̪ɾe.maˈð̞u.ɾa] (informal) Rhymes: -uɾa Syllabification: Ex‧tre‧ma‧du‧ra === Proper noun === Extremadura f Extremadura (an autonomous community in western Spain) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Extremadura on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es