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Aparri

[ ah-pahr-ree ]

/ ɑˈpɑr ri /

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noun

a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.

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Example sentences from the Web for Aparri

All the tobacco of the Valley reaches the world through Aparri; it is consequently a port of considerable importance.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga|Cornelis De Witt Willcox
Of Aparri itself little can be said here: but, small as it is, it has nevertheless the bustle of all seaports in activity.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga|Cornelis De Witt Willcox
Accompanied by twenty-two heathens he goes to Aparri, where the alcalde-mayor bestows honors and titles upon them.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various
Aparri, on the Rio Grande, near its mouth, is the commercial port of Cagayan.
The Great White Tribe in Filipinia|Paul T. Gilbert

At Aparri the visitors were cordially welcomed by Colonel Tirona, and much fêted.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912|James H. Blount

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