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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

I pulled into La Serena well after midnight.

From New York Times Jan. 6, 2020

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

The ecclesiastical organization includes one archbishop, who resides at Santiago, three bishops residing at La Serena, Concepción and Ancud, and two vicars residing in Antofagasta and Tarapacá.

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

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