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Almada

British  
/ ɑlˈmɑːdə /

noun

  1. a town in S central Portugal, on the S bank of the Tagus estuary opposite Lisbon: statue of Christ 110 m (360 ft) high, erected 1959. Pop: 160 826 (2001)

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Spain's Gavi tried to intervene, but was forced to the ground by Almada, before Paredes pushed Gavi to the turf by putting his hand in the Spaniard's face.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Alexander Sorloth and Thiago Almada struck for the hosts, either side of a David Lopez own goal at the Metropolitano stadium.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

So, after the first year, I moved to Almada, across the Tagus River.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Now she can’t find a job as the work available pays badly, and young people from her city of Almada near Lisbon are seeking work abroad.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2024

Alonso Mendez de Almada, royal notary and clerk of registers.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXVI, 1636 by Blair, Emma Helen

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