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Spa

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Spa commune (1991 pop. 10,140), Liège prov., E Belgium, in the Ardennes. Its therapeutic mineral springs and baths, frequented since the 16th cent., made it an internationally fashionable watering place. Its name became so well known that the word spa is used to designate any health resort. The town had its ultimate vogue in the 18th and 19th cent. At the Spa Conference (1920) the Allies accepted a German plan for the payment of war reparations.

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Spa

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Spa, Belgium The origin of the name is not known for certain, but it may come from the Latin spargo ‘to sprinkle’ or ‘bespatter’ in the sense of ‘bubbling up’. Its mineral springs, with curative powers, were well known to the Romans, and the name has come to mean places with such springs being called ‘spas’ or ‘health resorts’.

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spa

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

spa / spä/ • n. a mineral spring considered to have health-giving properties. ∎ a place or resort with such a spring. ∎ a commercial establishment offering health and beauty treatment through such means as steam baths, exercise equipment, and massage. ∎ a bath or small pool containing hot aerated water.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

spa medicinal spring or well XVII; locality possessing this XVIII. f. name Spa of a watering-place in Belgium noted for its curative mineral springs
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spa

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

spa •aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah

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SpA

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

SpA (Italy) società per azioni (public limited company; plc)

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "SpA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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SPA (USA) Society for Personnel Administration

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "SPA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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	Spas: Not just for women; Men make up 29 percent of all spa goers.(BUSINESS) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 9/22/2003
	SPA TREATS.(Special Sections) Newspaper article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 10/7/2006
	Spas aren't just for rich, famous Pampering open to budget-conscious.(Business) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 3/18/1997