Definition
A historic Italian term for a district, ward, or section of a city, particularly used in Siena for the neighborhoods that compete in the famous Palio horse race.
Etymology
From Italian 'contrada', possibly derived from Latin 'contra' (opposite) or related to 'contrate' meaning divided or partitioned. The term has been used in Italian city administration for centuries.
Kelly Says
In Siena, Italy, the 17 contrade are like city-states within the city—each has its own headquarters, museum, and fierce pride, and they compete violently in the Palio, a wild horse race that's been happening since the 1600s.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
康特拉达
gāng tè-lā-dá
ARالعربية
كونتراد
koon-tra-ad
BNবাংলা
কন্ট্রাডা
kon-tra-da
CACatalà
contrada
kon-tra-da
CSČeština
contrada
kon-tra-da
DADansk
contrada
kon-tra-da
DEDeutsch
Contrada
kon-tra-da
ELΕλληνικά
contrada
kon-tra-da
ESEspañol
contrada
kon-tra-da
FISuomi
contrada
kon-tra-da
FRFrançais
contrada
kon-tra-da
HEעברית
קוֹנטְרָדָה
ko-n-tra-da
HIहिन्दी
कॉन्ट्राडा
kon-tra-da
HUMagyar
contrada
kon-tra-da
IDBahasa Indonesia
contrada
kon-tra-da
ITItaliano
contrada
kon-tra-da
KMKM
កន្ត្រាដា
kan-tra-da
MRMR
कॉन्ट्राडा
kon-tra-da
MSBahasa Melayu
contrada
kon-tra-da
MYမြန်မာ
ကွန်တရာဒါ
kun-ta-ra-da
NLNederlands
contrada
kon-tra-da
NONorsk
contrada
kon-tra-da
PAPA
ਕੌਂਟ੍ਰਾਡਾ
kau-n-tra-da
PLPolski
contrada
kon-tra-da
PTPortuguês
contrada
kon-tra-da
RORomână
contrada
kon-tra-da
RUРусский
контрада
kon-tra-da
SVSvenska
contrada
kon-tra-da
SWKiswahili
contrada
kon-tra-da
TAதமிழ்
கொண்டிராட்டா
kon-tra-tta
TEతెలుగు
కొంట్రాడా
kon-tra-da
THไทย
คอนตราดา
kon-tra-da
TRTürkçe
contrada
kon-tra-da
UKУкраїнська
контрада
kon-tra-da
URاردو
کنٹرادا
kon-tra-da
VITiếng Việt
contrada
kon-tra-da