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English translation: http://www.answers.com/Hispania%20

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English term or phrase:hispania
Selected answer:http://www.answers.com/Hispania%20
Entered by: ahmadwadan.com

19:54 Aug 23, 2005
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber / ethics
Region (source): English (United States)
Region (target): English (United States)
English term or phrase: hispania
i dont know
bobual sempinheger
explanation below
Explanation:
Hispania

in Roman times, region comprising the Iberian Peninsula, now occupied by Portugal and Spain. When the Romans took Hispania from the Carthaginians (206 BC), they divided it into two provinces: Hispania Ulterior (present Andalusia, Extremadura, southern León, and most of modern Portugal) and Hispania Citerior, or Tarraconensis...

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Note added at 1 hr 35 mins (2005-08-23 21:30:19 GMT)
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http://www.answers.com/Hispania
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ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 17:59
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +5explanation below
ahmadwadan.com
3 +3Spain
Kirill Semenov
2Hispanic
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Spain


Explanation:
I'm not sure how this lumber/timber stuff is connected to the word.

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: I don't know either :P
3 mins
  -> some esoteric reasons, I suppose ;-)
agree  Jack Doughty
5 mins
  -> it may be interesting for you: in Pushkin's and others' works, you may meet the word "Ãèøïàíèÿ" -- this is how it was often pronounced and used in the classical Russian literature of 18 or the beginning of 19th century
agree  Nick Lingris: On the other hand, there's a company called "Hispania Lumber".
1 hr
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
explanation below


Explanation:
Hispania

in Roman times, region comprising the Iberian Peninsula, now occupied by Portugal and Spain. When the Romans took Hispania from the Carthaginians (206 BC), they divided it into two provinces: Hispania Ulterior (present Andalusia, Extremadura, southern León, and most of modern Portugal) and Hispania Citerior, or Tarraconensis...

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Note added at 1 hr 35 mins (2005-08-23 21:30:19 GMT)
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http://www.answers.com/Hispania

ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: Arabic
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Neither do I :P
1 min
  -> Thank you Maria
agree  Robert Donahue (X)
50 mins
  -> Thank you Robert
agree  Nick Lingris
1 hr
  -> Thank you Nick
agree  jennifer newsome (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thank you jennifer
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Marju
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Hispanic


Explanation:
Without any explanation and not context, this is just a guess.

I think it might be just "Hispanic" as in Fiesta Hispana (Latino/Hispanic Fair) I just heard on the raido the other day some English speakers pronounce "Hispana" as "Hispania"
But again, this is just a guess... Good luck.

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Note added at 3 hrs 8 mins (2005-08-23 23:03:39 GMT)
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INCORRECTLY pronounced, I forgot to add

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Local time: 09:59
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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