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单词 valencia
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Valencian.

/vəˈlɛnʃ(ɪ)ə/
Forms: Also Valentia.
Etymology: < the name of Valencia, a province and town of eastern Spain.
1. attributive. Of or pertaining to, cultivated in or obtained from, Valencia.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] > Spain > parts of Spain
Asturian1612
Celtiberian1614
Andalusian1615
Cantabrian1642
Catalonian1707
Valencia1794
Manchego1828
Castilian1829
Sevillian1830
Andorran1837
Manchegan1841
Gallegan1845
Leonese1845
Granadine1865
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 207 The Stones commonly called Valentia garnets are..of this species... They may be the garnets of Spain, mentioned in..Raab's Catalogue.
1818 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory (ed. 2) ii. 29 The Valentia almond is a sweet, large, flat almond, pointed at one extremity.
1858 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation 1477/2 In Europe, the Valencia oranges are eagerly sought after, on account of their early appearance, large size, and beautiful color.
2. Also with lower-case initial. A mixed fabric mainly employed for waistcoats, having a wool weft with a warp of silk, silk and cotton, or linen, and usually striped. Chiefly in plural.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > wool and silk or linen > wool and silk (and cotton) or linen
Valencia1838
1838 Actors by Daylight 1 8/2 (advt.) Shawls, Valencias, Silks, and Figured Velvets of the choicest patterns, for Waistcoats.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 490/1 Fancy vesting called valencias or toilinets.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1115/2 Toilinets and valentias.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 510/1 Valentias are produced at Spitalfields, and many are showy in appearance.
3. elliptical in plural. Valencia almonds or raisins; raisins similar to those of Valencia.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > dried fruit > [noun] > raisin > types of raisin
raisins of Corauntz?c1390
small raisinc1485
currantc1503
Malaga raisin1629
muscatel1803
bloom1841
sultana raisin1841
Smyrna1845
Valencia1867
1867 P. L. Simmonds Commerc. Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) Suppl. 460/1 Valencias, raisins prepared by dipping the bunches of grapes into a hot lye made of wood ashes, oil, and lime, and then dried in the sun.
1904 Daily News 12 Nov. 9 This year we have some of the finest Valencias (we call all raisins Valencias, you know) from Australia.

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b. A sweet orange of a type originally cultivated in Valencia; also, the tree from which these oranges are obtained.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant bearing citrus fruit > bergamot
bergamot1696
mela-rosa1837
Valencia1888
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > orange > types of orange
Seville orange1593
kumquat1699
Tangerine orange1710
mikan1727
mandarin1771
naartjie1790
blood orange1806
St. Michael'sc1830
Tangerine1842
navel orange1856
Florida orange1861
Bengal quince1866
noble orange1866
blood1867
Jaffa1881
satsuma1881
navel1882
citrange1903
tangelo1904
Valencia1915
sour orange1920
clementine1926
minneola1931
ortanique1936
1888 B. M. Lelong Treat. Citrus Culture Calif. i. 14 Valencia Late (Valencia August, Loretto, Rivers' Late)... This variety has in the last six years fruited in this State.
1915 J. E. Coit Citrus Fruits iv. 70 The Valencia hangs on the tree well during the summer but in interior valleys it is apt to turn green again in late summer.
1942 M. K. Rawlings Cross Creek xii. 97 When I planted ten acres of Valencias..where the dingy pecan trees had been cut down..he rejoiced with me.
1962 Times 16 May 14/7 Citrus trees in all their variety: valencia, ortanique,..navel, tangello.
1979 Cunningham & Laber Fannie Farmer Cookbook 665 Navel oranges..and Valencias should be rich orange.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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