Arica
a seaport in N Chile.
See under Tacna-Arica.
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How to use Arica in a sentence
So when Gorad’s boss at the hospital refused to give him time off to attend a 40-day spiritual workshop organized by a group called Arica, he quit.
At Tacna and Arica the earth-shock was less severe, but strange and terrible phenomena followed it.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) | VariousAt Arica the sea-wave produced even more destructive effects than had been caused by the earthquake.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) | VariousThis enormous wave was considered by the English vice-consul at Arica to have been fully fifty feet in height.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) | VariousAt Arica he plundered three small vessels, in one of which he found fifty-seven bars of silver valued at 2006l.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules Verne
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
/ (əˈriːkə, Spanish aˈrika) /
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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