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Definition of Spa
1. Noun. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
Exact synonyms: Watering Hole, Watering Place
Terms within: Pump Room
Generic synonyms: Playground, Resort Area, Vacation Spot
Specialized synonyms: Wiesbaden
Terms within: Pump Room
Generic synonyms: Playground, Resort Area, Vacation Spot
Specialized synonyms: Wiesbaden
2. Noun. A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area.
Exact synonyms: Resort Hotel
Generic synonyms: Hotel
Group relationships: Playground, Resort Area, Vacation Spot
Generic synonyms: Hotel
Group relationships: Playground, Resort Area, Vacation Spot
3. Noun. A place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness.
Exact synonyms: Health Club, Health Spa
Specialized synonyms: Fat Farm
Generic synonyms: Business Establishment, Place Of Business
Specialized synonyms: Fat Farm
Generic synonyms: Business Establishment, Place Of Business
Definition of Spa
1. n. A spring or mineral water; -- so called from a place of this name in Belgium.
Definition of Spa
1. Proper noun. A town located in the Belgian province of Liège, famous for its hot springs. ¹
2. Noun. A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring. ¹
3. Noun. A trendy or fashionable resort. ¹
4. Noun. A health club. ¹
5. Noun. (Ireland slang) A clumsy person (see spastic) ¹
6. Noun. (Ireland slang) An idiot ¹
7. Noun. (Ireland slang) A gobshite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spa
1. a mineral spring [n -S]
Medical Definition of Spa
1. A health resort, especially one where there are one or more mineral springs whose waters possess therapeutic properties. Origin: Spa, a mineral spring health resort in Belgium (05 Mar 2000)