Arica

[ uh-ree-kuh; Spanish ah-ree-kah ]

noun
  1. a seaport in N Chile.

  2. See under Tacna-Arica.

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How to use Arica in a sentence

  • On the sea-shore below those volcanos stood the hapless city of Arica, whose ruins we saw in the picture.

    Madam How and Lady Why | Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for Arica

Arica

/ (əˈriːkə, Spanish aˈrika) /


noun
  1. a port in extreme N Chile: awarded to Chile in 1929 after the lengthy Tacna-Arica dispute with Peru; outlet for Bolivian and Peruvian trade. Pop: 180 000 (2005 est): See also Tacna-Arica

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