Alicante

[al-uh-kan-tee, ah-lee-kahn-te]

noun

1. a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.

Alicante

/ ˌælɪˈkæntɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

"We found that the reality of the object is completely different from what it was previously described as," says astronomer Toni Santana-Ros of the University of Alicante, Spain, who led the Nature Communications study.

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Spain's weather agency on Thursday issued its highest alert for heavy rains in Alicante in the eastern region of Valencia, where deadly floods struck last year, warning of "extraordinary danger".

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Born in Alicante, one of 10 children, he worked summers picking melons and watermelons to be able to afford a bicycle.

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By the age of 28, injuries ended a modest playing career in the Spanish lower divisions and coaching beckoned, firstly with youth teams and then with a number of lower-league clubs across the Valencian region, starting with Alicante in 1994.

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The victim, a Russian helicopter pilot, was shot dead near Alicante, months after defecting to Ukraine.

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