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La Línea

American  
[lah lee-ne-ah] / lɑ ˈli nɛ ɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Spain, near Gibraltar.


La Línea British  
/ la ˈlinea /

noun

  1. Official name: La Línea de la Concepción. a town in SW Spain, on the Bay of Gibraltar. Pop: 61 892 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"This is something historic, we've had a border fence since 1908," says Juan Franco, the mayor of La Línea de la Concepción, who is keen to underline the local economic dependence on the British territory.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The town hall in La Línea said fishing in several surrounding areas has been suspended since the collision.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

Their rudder was damaged but got them to La Línea.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 13, 2020

Thirty-year-old Tamara Gómez commutes daily from La Línea to her waitressing job, and has never been able to find a job in Spain: “The only money I’ve ever earned is in Gibraltar.”

From Economist ● Jul. 13, 2016

All she knew of it was a little fisherman's hamlet, beyond La Línea, whither she had gone with her family on their summer vacations.

From Luna Benamor by Isaac Goldberg

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