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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)

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Two beaches in Gibraltar and one in the Spanish town of La Línea de La Concepción were closed so workers could clean them of oil waste.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

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

“Our economy is completely dependent on Gibraltar,” says Juan Franco, mayor of the border town of La Línea de la Concepción.

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 Goldberg, Isaac