How to pronounce “Salamanca”

Hear how “Salamanca (university city in Spain)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Salamancasah-lah-MAHN-kah
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Breakdown

Meaninguniversity city in Spain
Syllablessa · la · man · ca (4)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: MAN.
IPA/sa.la.ˈman.ka/

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Example sentences

La Universidad de Salamanca es muy antigua.The University of Salamanca is very old.
Estudié español en Salamanca.I studied Spanish in Salamanca.

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