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Alicante

American  
[al-uh-kan-tee, ah-lee-kahn-te] / ˌæl əˈkæn ti, ˌɑ liˈkɑn tɛ /

noun

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


Alicante British  
/ ˌælɪˈkæntɪ /

noun

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

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"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.

From Science Daily

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".

From Barron's

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

After winning one and losing one of her BJK Cup singles matches last week on indoor clay in the Netherlands, Boulter went to Alicante - where her fiancé Alex de Minaur has long been based - for a training week.

From BBC