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La Serena

American  
[lah se-re-nah] / lɑ sɛˈrɛ nɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in central Chile.


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Its aim is not to blackout La Serena or Santiago, some of Chile’s major cities, but to use specific lighting to reduce negative effects.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2024

Enrique Zuleta, 41, a businessman from the coastal city of La Serena, said for years he voted for the center-left coalition that governed much of the post-dictatorship period and gave Chile a reputation for stability.

From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2021

One of the bishops, Francisco Cox, 84, is the archbishop emeritus of the city of La Serena and is in poor health.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2018

He returned to Chile and became bishop in La Serena until he left in 1997 under unclear circumstances, He then took on administrative jobs in Rome and at the Latin American bishops’ conference in Colombia.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2018

Valdivia founded Santiago, the present capital of Chile, in February 1541, and proceeded to build the towns of La Serena, Conceptión, Villarica, Imperial, Valdivia and Angol, in order to secure his hold on the country.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various