Algarve

[ ahl-gahr-vuh, al- ]

noun

1. a coastal region of S Portugal. 1,958 sq. mi. (5,070 sq. km).

Algarve

/ ælˈɡɑːv /

noun

1. the Algarve
   an area in the south of Portugal, on the Atlantic; it approximately corresponds to the administrative district of Faro: fishing and tourism important

Example Sentences

The new investigation has painted a picture of the type of tourist holidaying in the Algarve in May 2007.

From The Daily Beast

He befriended Britons Alan and Cindy Thompson, who were on a brief vacation in the Algarve in the summer of 2007.

From The Daily Beast

In 1419 he was made governor of Algarve, the southern province of Portugal.

From Project Gutenberg

He was obliged to comply, but, unable to look Duarte in the face, he retired to his own estates at the Algarve.

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Godoy, meanwhile, remained without Algarve, although hoping against hope that he might yet get it.

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"I never heard of the kingdom of Algarve before," said Moodie, pondering the information he had received.

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A famous tomb of a similar type exists at Marcella in Algarve.

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