baza

Baza is a place name and a term used in several languages with different meanings. As a proper noun, Baza refers to a town and municipality in the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. Located in a valley near the Sierra de Baza, the town has a historical center and surrounding natural areas that are associated with its regional heritage. The area around Baza includes remnants of older fortifications and a landscape shaped by its proximity to nearby ranges and reservoirs.

As a common noun, baza has distinct uses in different languages. In Spanish, baza is used in card games to mean a trick or the collection of cards won in a single play; players “ganar una baza” to win that trick. In this sense, baza denotes a unit of play within game rules rather than a physical base or location.

In several Slavic and related languages, forms of the word baza mean base or foundation. In Russian and other Cyrillic-alphabet languages, the equivalent term база (baza) commonly denotes a base, a military or storage facility, or a data base when used in computing contexts (for example, база данных translates to database). The term is used in compound phrases to indicate foundational elements, camps, or centers of activity.

Baza also appears as a proper name in other contexts and regions, reflecting its historical and linguistic roots. Overall, the term encompasses a geographical toponym and several meaning domains related to base, foundation, or part of a trick in games, depending on language and context.