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"Supremacy" is a noun which is often translated as "la supremacía", and "neighboring" is an adjective which is often translated as "vecino". Learn more about the difference between "supremacy" and "neighboring" below.
supremacy(
suh
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preh
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muh
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si
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la supremacía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Germany vied with Great Britain for naval supremacy in the early 20th century.Alemania rivalizó con Gran Bretaña por la supremacía naval a principios del siglo XX.
neighboring(
ney
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buhr
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ihng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (general)
a. vecino
When war breaks out in a neighboring country, you need to help the refugees fleeing across the border.Cuando estalla la guerra en un país vecino, hay que ayudar a los refugiados que cruzan la frontera para huir.
b. cercano
There is a lot of building going on in this village and the neighboring ones.Se está construyendo mucho en este pueblo y en los pueblos cercanos.
c. de al lado
When we were at the restaurant last night, guess who was sitting at the neighboring table!Anoche, cuando estuvimos en el restaurante, ¡adivina quién estaba sentado en la mesa de al lado!
