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

Two nights were marked by violence, including in Agadir, where three people were killed in clashes, though organisers insisted on their commitment to nonviolent protest.

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The protest came after the deaths of eight pregnant women during Caesarean sections at a hospital in Agadir.

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Some cities had seen spates of violence and acts of vandalism, while authorities have said three people were killed by police acting in "self-defence" during clashes in a village near Agadir.

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Citing judicial sources, the Le360 news site reported that the court of appeal in Agadir jailed the people for setting vehicles on fire, damaging property and blocking roads with barricades.

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The sources said the incidents took place in Ait Amira, near Agadir.

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