Agadir

[ ah-gah-deer ]

noun

1. a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.

Agadir

/ ˌæɡəˈdɪə /

noun

1. a port in SW Morocco, which became the centre of an international crisis (1911), when a gunboat arrived to protect German interests. Britain issued a strong warning to Germany but the French negotiated and war was averted. In 1960 the town was virtually destroyed by an earthquake, about 10 000 people being killed. Pop: 385 000 (2003)

Example Sentences

Fashoda, Algeciras, Bosnia, Agadir—each time it seemed as if only a miracle could avert the conflict.

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Not even during the Agadir crisis had the streets of Berlin held such multitudes.

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Even after the Agadir incident was quite closed, the tension between Germany and England had not passed away.

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It had led to the Agadir business in the previous summer, and the absence of wise prevision was still apparent.

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Certain references in his address here doubtless refer back to the outcome of events at Agadir.

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