administración

/administɾaˈθjon/ · B1 · noun · f

administration

🏛️ English cognate: administration, with -tion becoming -ción (stress on -ción)

From Latin ad- (to) + ministrare (to serve), the same root as minister. A Spanish -ción word is almost always feminine, so it is la administración. Note that the c before i is pronounced th in Spain.

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