spa

spa  (spä)

n.

1. A resort providing therapeutic baths.

2. A resort area having mineral springs.

3. A fashionable hotel or resort.

4. A health spa.

5. A tub for relaxation or invigoration, usually including a device for raising whirlpools in the water.

6. Eastern New England See soda fountain.

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[After Spa, a resort town of eastern Belgium.]

Regional Note: The word spa, taken from the name of the famous mineral springs in Spa, Belgium, has become a common noun denoting any place with a medicinal or mineral spring. Less well known is its Eastern New England sense, "soda fountain," probably an allusion to the carbonated or "mineral" water that is a staple ingredient of many soda fountain concoctions.

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spa [spɑː]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (Social Science / Human Geography) a mineral spring or a place or resort where such a spring is found

[named after Spa, Belgium]

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Spa [spɑː]

n

(Placename) a town in E Belgium, in Liège province: a resort with medicinal mineral springs (discovered in the 14th century). Pop.: 10 140 (1991)

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SpA

abbreviation for

(Business / Commerce) Società per Azioni

[Italian: limited company]

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SPA

abbreviation for

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Special Protection Area: an area designated by the European Union in order to protect endangered species, esp of birds

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spa - a health resort near a spring or at the seaside watering hole, watering place pump room - a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather playground, resort area, vacation spot - an area where many people go for recreation
	2.	spa - a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area resort hotel hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services playground, resort area, vacation spot - an area where many people go for recreation
	3.	spa - a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness health club, health spa fat farm - a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight business establishment, place of business - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered

Translations

spa [spɑː] N → balneario m

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spa [ˈspɑː]

n

(also spa town) → station f thermale

(also health spa) → station f thermale

modif [facilities, resort] → thermal(e) spa treatment
spa bath n → bain m à remous

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spa

n (= town) → (Heil- or Mineral)bad nt, → Kurort m; (= spring) → (Heil- or Mineral)quelle f

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spa [spɑː] n (resort) → stazione f termale, terme fpl (Am) (also health spa) → centro di cure estetiche

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spa → منتجع صحي lázně spa Kurort σπα balneario terveyslähde station thermale toplice terme 鉱泉 온천 mineraalbron spa uzdrowisko estância hidro-mineral, estância termal минеральный источник spa สถานบำรุงสุขภาพ ılıca suối nước khoáng 温泉