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La Coruña

/la koˈɾuɲa/

proper noun/la koˈɾuɲa/

La Coruña (a province of Galicia, Spain); La Coruña (a city and municipality, the capital of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain)

Uncertain. Predominant theories are: * A corruption of the word for “crown” (see corona, via Galician, Old Spanish, French, or a Celtic language; * From French Cluny, a commune in eastern France; * From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin. More at La Coruña.