1 a place where water with minerals in it, that is considered to be good for your health, comes up naturally out of the ground; the name given to a town that has such a place and where there are, or were, places where people could drink the water:
Leamington Spa * a spa town / resort * spa waters
2 (especially AmE) a place where people can relax and improve their health, with, for example, a swimming pool:
a superb health spa which includes sauna, Turkish bath and fitness rooms
3 (especially AmE) = JACUZZI
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