Ibiza

[ee-vee-thah, -sah, ih-bee-zuh]

noun

1. a Spanish island in the SW Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean Sea. 209 sq. mi. (541 sq. km).

Ibiza

/ iˈβiθa, əiˈβisə /

noun

1. a Spanish island in the W Mediterranean, one of the Balearic Islands: hilly, with a rugged coast; tourism. Pop: 40 175 (2003 est). Area: 541 sq km (209 sq miles)

2. the capital of Ibiza, a port on the south of the island. Pop: 16 000 (latest est)

Example Sentences

Fresh floods struck Spain on Sunday as part of the northeastern Catalonia region faced a red alert for torrential rain, a day after downpours unleashed travel chaos on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza.

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Flooding struck the popular holiday island of Ibiza on Saturday for the second time in two weeks as the storm moved east and north into the Mediterranean after drenching southeastern Spain.

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Ibiza airport was "gradually recovering" after briefly halting operations on Saturday, with four flights cancelled, eight diverted and others delayed in the morning, operator Aena said.

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The Spanish army's emergencies unit was working in Ibiza on Sunday to clear roads and pump water from flooded buildings as the storm faded there.

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Firefighters in Ibiza were deployed to rescue people believed to be trapped inside their vehicles and homes, the island's local authorities said.

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