Editing Comarca (section)

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A '''''comarca''''' ({{IPA|es|koˈmaɾka|lang|LL-Q1321 (spa)-Marreromarco-comarca.wav}}, {{IPA|pt|kuˈmaɾkɐ|lang}}, {{IPA|ca|kuˈmarkə|lang|LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-comarca.wav}}, {{IPA|gl|koˈmaɾka̝|lang}}) is a traditional region or local [[administrative division]] found in [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], and some of their former colonies, like [[Brazil]], [[Nicaragua]], and [[Panama]]. The term is derived from the term '''''marca''''', meaning a [[March (territory)|"march, mark"]], plus the prefix '''''co''-''', meaning "together, jointly".

The ''comarca'' is known in [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]] as ''redolada'' ({{IPA|an|reðoˈlaða}}) and in [[Basque language|Basque]] as ''eskualde'' ({{IPA|eu|es̺kualde|IPA}}). In addition, in [[Galician language|Galician]], ''comarcas'' are also called ''bisbarras'' ({{IPA|gl|bizˈβarɐs|IPA}}). 

Although the English word "[[county]]" and its near synonym "[[shire]]" have similar meanings, they are usually translated into Spanish and Portuguese as ''condado'', a term{{cfn|date=May 2019}} which in the [[Iberian Peninsula]] refers only to regions historically ruled by a ''conde'' ([[count]] or [[earl]]). However, "comarca" is occasionally used such as in the [[:es:comarca|Spanish Wikipedia entry for ''comarca'']] and some translations of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (see below).