spaniard

«spaniard» in Mova's school dictionary: A person from Spain — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a Spaniard, Spaniards)

meaning for a pupil

A person from Spain. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and geography lessons, Spaniards such as Christopher Columbus's crews (though he was Italian) and later explorers sailed to the Americas; today Spaniards speak Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician. In everyday talk, «a Spaniard» means a Spanish person.

examples

• My football coach is a Spaniard from Valencia. tree →
• Rafael Nadal is a famous Spaniard who plays tennis. tree →
• The Spaniards built forts across Central and South America. tree →
• Two Spaniards and a Portuguese sailor joined the crew. tree →
• Many Spaniards eat dinner late in the evening. tree →
• The Spaniard on our team scored two goals. tree →
• "It might be an Italian or a Spaniard," remarked the clergyman. tree →

note

Always with a capital S. Adjective is «Spanish», not «Spaniard»: «a Spanish town», «the Spanish people». Do not confuse with «spaniel» (a dog breed, whose name comes from Spain too).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «spaniard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.