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

2. Noun. A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area.
Exact synonyms: Resort Hotel
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

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spa

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soyuzes
soz
sozin
sozine
sozines
sozins
sozzle
sozzled
sozzles
sozzlier
sozzliest
sozzling
sozzly
sp
spaad
space
space-age
space-filling curve
space-filling curves
space-filling model
space-like
space-reflection symmetry
space-station
space-time
space-time clustering
space-time continuum
space-travel
space adaptation syndrome

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