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Costa del Sol

American  
[kos-tuh del sohl, kaw-stuh, koh-, kaws-tah thel sawl] / ˈkɒs tə dɛl ˈsoʊl, ˈkɔ stə, ˈkoʊ-, ˈkɔs tɑ ðɛl ˈsɔl /

noun

  1. the S coast of Spain from Estepona to Motril: resort and retirement area.


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Internal Revenue Service agents raided his home on the Spanish Costa del Sol, according to reporting from the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025

“This year the festival includes the polar opposites within flamenco,” its creator and director, Miguel Marín, said in a video call from his home in Torrox, on the Costa del Sol.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2024

The authorities even used a van with his face plastered on the side in Spain's Costa del Sol in a bid to trace him.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2022

The bank has opened a new hub for junior staff in the seaside city of Malaga, on Spain's Costa del Sol.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2022

As many as 200 firemen from the department together with 100 military personnel and 50 firefighters from other Costa del Sol towns are battling the fire.

From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2022

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