Spain
Portugal's larger neighbor
Spain is a country in southwestern Europe, occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula.
It shares borders with Portugal, France, and Andorra, with coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
Spanish culture, language, and colonial history have shaped much of Latin America.
They're vacationing in Spain this summer.
Saffron rice with shellfish
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- chorizoSpiced Spanish pork sausage
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
- manchegoSpanish sheep cheese
croquetas · patatas bravas · churros · bocadillo · cava · sherry · albondigas
- PicassoSpanish cubism co-founder
- GaudíSpanish architectural innovator
- Don QuixoteDelusional self-proclaimed knight-errant
- DalíSpanish surrealist painter
Velázquez · Goya · El Greco · Miró · bullfighting · siesta · Sagrada Familia · Prado
Land almost encircled by water
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- GibraltarBritish overseas territory, Iberian
- PyreneesFranco-Spanish mountain range
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Atlantic · Andalusia · Catalonia · Castile · Galicia · Basque Country · Valencia · Aragon
Spain's governmental seat
- BarcelonaCatalan capital city
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
- ValenciaEastern Spanish coastal city
Córdoba · Toledo · Bilbao · Zaragoza · Málaga · Salamanca · Segovia · Pamplona
Iberian Christian territorial recovery
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- ArmadaNamed naval force
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- InquisitionChurch tribunal against heretics
Columbus · Catholic Monarchs · Isabella I · Visigoths · Bourbon · Empire · Franco · Civil War
Fretted stringed instrument
Spain's official language
- CatalanIberian Romance language
- GalicianNorthwest Iberian Romance tongue
- BasquePyrenees ethnic group
- ValencianFrom Valencia, Spain
Ladino · español · lingua franca · Romance · dialect · bilingual · regional languages
Festival bovine chase
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- verbenaAromatic flowering herb
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
- processionFormal moving line
fireworks · Pamplona · feria · Corpus Christi
paella
Saffron rice with shellfish
manchego · croquetas · patatas bravas · churros · bocadillo · cava · sherry · albondigas
Cervantes
- PicassoSpanish cubism co-founder
- GaudíSpanish architectural innovator
- Don QuixoteDelusional self-proclaimed knight-errant
Dalí · Velázquez · Goya · El Greco · Miró · bullfighting · siesta · Sagrada Familia · Prado · Alhambra
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- GibraltarBritish overseas territory, Iberian
- PyreneesFranco-Spanish mountain range
Mediterranean · Atlantic · Andalusia · Catalonia · Castile · Galicia · Basque Country · Valencia · Aragon · Navarre
Madrid
Spain's governmental seat
- BarcelonaCatalan capital city
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
Valencia · Córdoba · Toledo · Bilbao · Zaragoza · Málaga · Salamanca · Segovia · Pamplona · Santander
Reconquista
Iberian Christian territorial recovery
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- ArmadaNamed naval force
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
Inquisition · Columbus · Catholic Monarchs · Isabella I · Visigoths · Bourbon · Empire · Franco · Civil War · Hernán Cortés
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
soleá · fandango · zapateado · alegrías · toque · cajón · mantilla
Castilian
Spain's official language
Valencian · Ladino · español · lingua franca · Romance · dialect · bilingual · regional languages
running of the bulls
Festival bovine chase
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- verbenaAromatic flowering herb
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
procession · fireworks · Pamplona · feria · Corpus Christi
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- country of originChina, USA, Japan, Germany, France
- EuropeAlbania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, France
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- destinationsParis, Hawaii, Rome, Maldives, Santorini
SpainMexico
North American southern nation
Peru · Cuba · Aztec Empire · Inca Empire · Latin America
SpainAl-Andalus
Medieval Islamic Spain
England · Scandinavia · Sweden · Norway · Finland
- Spanish onionLarge, mild allium variety
- cocker spanielSmall, silky-haired gundog
- Spanish missionColonial religious settlement
- Spanish cityMunicipality in Iberia
- Spanish riceTomato-seasoned grain dish
- Spanish-speaking communitiesGroups using Iberian Romance language