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  2. List of Spanish words of various origins - Wikipedia

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    From Persian yasmin via Arabic. kan/jan = from Persian khan (خان) meaning "inn", derives from Middle Persian hʾn' (xān, “house”) an honorific title from Turko-Mongol, adapted to Persian; nenúfar: Water-lily. From Persian nilofer, niloofar, niloufar, via Arabic naylufar. roque = rook (chess piece), from Persian رخ rukh via Arabic ...

  3. Vía Verde de Ojos Negros - Wikipedia

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    The Ojos Negros Greenway (la Vía Verde de Ojos Negros, in Spanish, also known as la Vía Minera), is a 160-kilometre greenway in Spain running between the village of Santa Eulalia del Campo in the province of Teruel in Aragón and the village of Algimia d'Alfara, in the province of Valencia in the Valencian Community.

  4. Greenway of the Sierra de la Demanda - Wikipedia

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    The Vía verde de la Sierra de la Demanda is a greenway in the province of Burgos, Spain. It takes its name from a mountain sub-range, the Sierra de la Demanda . The route extends over most of the path of a short-lived mining railway of the early 20th century.

  5. History of the Spanish language - Wikipedia

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    The incorporation into Spanish of learned, or "bookish" words from its own ancestor language, Latin, is arguably another form of lexical borrowing through the influence of written language and the liturgical language of the Church. Throughout the Middle Ages and into the early modern period, most literate Spanish-speakers were also literate in ...

  6. Valverde (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Valverde (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβeɾðe]) is a Spanish surname, and may refer to: Alejandro Valverde (born 1980), Spanish cyclist; Amelia Valverde, (born 1987), Costa Rican football manager; Ana Valverde (1798–1864), Dominican activist; Cristina López Valverde (born 1959), Argentine politician

  7. Spanish language - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Romance language "Castilian language" redirects here. For the specific variety of the language, see Castilian Spanish. For the broader branch of Ibero-Romance, see West Iberian languages.. › Spanish Castilian español castellano Pronunciation [espaˈɲol] ⓘ [kasteˈʝano ...

  8. Vía Verde project - Wikipedia

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    Some argue that "Via Verde" will negatively impact forest areas, hydrographic basins, lands fit for agriculture, and the all-important and endangered karstic region of northern Puerto Rico. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] It will also represent further dependence on another form of fossil fuel that, while less polluting than the current oil-based system of ...

  9. Via Verde - Wikipedia

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    Via Verde (literally "Green Lane") is an electronic toll collection system used in Portugal since April 1991. It is available at all toll roads and bridges in the country since 1995. Toll roads and bridges are operated by multiple operators, the main being Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal .