melillense

Spanish

Etymology

From Melilla +‎ -ense.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meliˈʝense/ [me.liˈʝẽn.se] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /meliˈʎense/ [me.liˈʎẽn.se] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /meliˈʃense/ [me.liˈʃẽn.se] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /meliˈʒense/ [me.liˈʒẽn.se] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -ense
Syllabification: me‧li‧llen‧se

Adjective

melillense m or f (masculine and feminine plural melillenses)

of, from or relating to the city of Melilla, Spain, on the North African coast

Noun

melillense m or f by sense (plural melillenses)

native or inhabitant of the city of Melilla, Spain, on the North African coast

Further reading

“melillense”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025