Alicante

[al-uh-kan-tee; Spanish ah-lee-kahn-te]

noun

a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.

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Examples from the Web for alicante

Contemporary Examples of alicante

More than twenty-two grape varieties flourish including Mission, Syrah, Petit Syrah, Alicante Bouchet and Zinfandel.
The Pleasures of America’s Oldest Vines
Jordan Salcito
February 22, 2014
The test fraud spanned from Romania to Moscow and Alicante, Spain, and the cheaters were from the U.S., Egypt, Japan, and Russia.
Sex, Bribes & Rhythmic Gymnastics: The IOC’s Biggest Scandals
Sujay Kumar
September 6, 2013

Historical Examples of alicante

I leave it to be imagined what the police of Alicante forty years ago were like.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
I wanted to send a telegram to my mother, but this was impossible, as there was no telegraph at Alicante.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
She was from Cadiz, bound first to Alicante, and then to Valencia.
Held Fast For England
G. A. Henty
The transports with the army are returned to Carthagena and Alicante.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348
Various
We are actually going by steam-boat to Alicante, and from Alicante to Malaga.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3)
George Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for alicante

Alicante

noun

a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)Catalan name: Alacant

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