Ceuta

[syoo-tuh, the-oo-tah, se-]

noun

1. a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.

Ceuta

/ ˈθeuta /

noun

1. an enclave in Morocco on the Strait of Gibraltar, consisting of a port and military station: held by Spain since 1580. Pop: 74 931 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Others make the shorter journey across the Gibraltar Straits or the Mediterranean to land on Andalusian beaches or try to scramble over the border fences of Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish enclave towns on the North African coast.

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Only the Canary Islands, the Balearics and Ceuta and Melilla on the North African coast were unaffected.

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Hundreds of unaccompanied minors were among a surge of around 10,000 people who tried to enter Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, by scaling a border fence or swimming around it.

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Most go to the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, while others try to cross the Mediterranean Sea to mainland Spain or scale Ceuta’s fence.

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Arrests were made in the Spanish city of Granada, while footage posted on social media allegedly showed a confrontation external-link between police and female Morocco fans in Ceuta.

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