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Cómo se dice y pronuncia « Cádiz » en English — Cádiz
/ˈka.ðiθ/
Del fenicio *Gadir* (recinto amurallado). Una de las ciudades habitadas más antiguas de Europa occidental.
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Cádiz
ˈka.ðiθ — correct
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How do you pronounce Cádiz?
Cádiz is pronounced /ˈka.ðiθ/.
Where does the word Cádiz come from?
Cádiz is a Spanish loanword — From Phoenician *Gadir* (walled compound). One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe..
Is Cádiz pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?
Cádiz is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.
How is Cádiz different from "cadiz"?
They are the same word — "Cádiz" preserves the original diacritics, "cadiz" is the simplified ASCII spelling. Both are pronounced /ˈka.ðiθ/.