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Cervantes

/səˈvæntiːz/US/sɚˈvæntiːz/

Cervantes proper noun: a municipality of Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

Proper noun

Cervantes

  1. A municipality of Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.
  2. Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), an influential Spanish author.
  3. A surname from Spanish.
  4. The star Mu Arae.

Origin of Cervantes

Borrowed from Spanish Cervantes; see there for more.

Words formed from Cervantes

Questions about Cervantes

What does Cervantes mean?
Cervantes means a municipality of Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.
What part of speech is Cervantes?
Cervantes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cervantes?
Cervantes is pronounced /səˈvæntiːz/ (UK).

Words near Cervantes in the dictionary

  1. Ceruti
  2. Cerv
  3. cervandonite
  4. cervandonites
  5. Cervantean
  6. Cervantes
  7. Cervantesque
  8. Cervantez
  9. Cervantezes
  10. Cervantian
  11. Cervantine

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