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Definition of wamba

wamba

/ˈwɑːm.bə/
wam · ba
Plural:wambas
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wamba Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A king of the Visigoths who ruled Hispania and Septimania from 672 to 680 AD.

Example

"King Wamba was one of the last prominent Visigothic rulers before the eventual Umayyad conquest of Hispania."

2

A municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain, historically notable as the site where the Visigothic King Wamba was elected.

3

A town and administrative territory situated in the Haut-Uélé province of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• Rhymes for wamba

• Nearby Words

waltzer
waltzlike
walvis bay
wamba
wamba river
wami
wampee

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the Gothic personal name Wamba, which is believed to share a Germanic root with the Old English 'wamb' (meaning 'belly' or 'womb'). The Spanish town is famously named after the Visigothic king who was elected there in 672 AD.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

Cite this Entry

Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wamba. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wamba
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