Alicante

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

/ ˌæl əˈkæn ti; Spanish ˌɑ liˈkɑn tɛ /

noun

a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
I leave it to be imagined what the police of Alicante forty years ago were like.
My Double Life|Sarah Bernhardt
In the city of Alicante two years sometimes pass without a drop of rain falling.
Harper's Young People, February 17, 1880|Various

We reached Alicante the 15th March, after a long, tedious voyage.
A Set of Rogues|Frank Barrett
Even the king himself called upon them and had a vessel equipped at Alicante to conduct them to Italy.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
The latter had left his property by will to his brother, the Marqués de Algorja, a resident of Alicante.
The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies|Charles Henry Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for alicante

Alicante

/ (ˌælɪˈkæntɪ) /

noun

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

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