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Candelaria

/kandeˈlaɾja/

noun, feminine/kandeˈlaɾja/plural: Candelarias

Candlemas (Christian feast)

From candela (“candle”) + -ario + -a, shortened from Virgen de la Candelaria, epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Virgin of Candelaria."

proper noun/kandeˈlaɾja/

a female given name; Candelaria (ranchería in Mexico); Candelaria (a village in Guatemala); a town in Artemisa, Cuba; a town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador

From candela (“candle”) + -ario + -a, shortened from Virgen de la Candelaria, epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Virgin of Candelaria."