spa  /ˈspɑ/ ? Meaning of "spa"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
  2. (n) a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area
  3. (n) a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness

Usage(s):

  1. At an offbeat spa in northern Israel, tourists - and repeat customers - relax as snakes knead and strangely soothe.
  2. Two new stylish and serene spas give city dwellers in Paris and New York space to relax.
  3. Welcome to the new world of medi-spas, where doctors are on staff.

Quotes

  1. Before Hilton was sent back to jail Friday, comedian George Lopez called her brief stay behind bars "more like a spa treatment than an actual sentence.''" "Celebrities get treated lightly by the judicial system,'' he said. Wealthy and...
    on Jun 9, 2007 By: George Lopez Source: Bloomington Pantagraph

  2. "Spa and Monza are tracks that will suit the car better, and if we can get a podium, that would be the icing on the cake," he said. "But if not, at least we're demonstrating that we're scoring points. We're up to 43 now, and this team hasn't...
    on Jul 6, 2010 By: Vijay Mallya Source: ITV.com

  3. "People shouldn't come here to play golf, and don't come here for the Hilton spa or something like that," Leatherman said. "They're not going to find those things here. What you will find here - it's like going back in time with very quaint,...
    on Jun 7, 2007 By: Stephen Leatherman Source: Guardian Unlimited

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