Algarve

[ ahl-gahr-vuh, al- ]

/ ɑlˈgɑr və, æl- /

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noun

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

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How to use Algarve in a sentence

The new investigation has painted a picture of the type of tourist holidaying in the Algarve in May 2007.
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He befriended Britons Alan and Cindy Thompson, who were on a brief vacation in the Algarve in the summer of 2007.
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In 1419 he was made governor of Algarve, the southern province of Portugal.
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He was obliged to comply, but, unable to look Duarte in the face, he retired to his own estates at the Algarve.
A Book of Golden Deeds|Charlotte M. Yonge

Godoy, meanwhile, remained without Algarve, although hoping against hope that he might yet get it.
A History of Spain|Charles E. Chapman
"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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British Dictionary definitions for Algarve

Algarve

/ (ælˈɡɑːv) /

noun

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

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