Hispania

Japanese: Hispania
Hispania

…Spain is the English name, and in Spanish it is called España. The name of the entire peninsula was Iberia, which was of Greek origin, and Hispania, which has its origin in the Phoenician i-sephan-im, meaning "Rabbit Coast" or "Rabbit Island." The Romans also inherited the name Hispania, and the current country name also originates from this. Historically, the country was divided into 15 regions and administratively into 51 provinces, but was reorganized into 17 regions by the new constitution of 1978.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hispania" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スペインは英語による呼び方で,スペイン語ではエスパニャEspaña。半島全体の呼び名としてギリシア語起源の〈イベリアIberia〉とともに〈ヒスパニアHispania〉があったが,これは〈ウサギの海岸〉または〈ウサギの島〉を意味するフェニキア語の〈i‐sephan‐im〉にその語源が求められ,ローマ人も〈ヒスパニア〉の呼び名を継承し,現在の国名もこれを源としている。従来は,歴史的には15地方,行政的には51県に分けられていたが,1978年新憲法によって17地方に改組された。…

※「Hispania」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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