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Malaga

1

[ mal-uh-guh ]

noun

  1. a strong, sweet dessert wine with a pronounced muscat grape flavor, especially that produced in Málaga, Spain.
  2. any of the grapes grown in or exported from Málaga.


Málaga

2

[ mal-uh-guh; Spanish mah-lah-gah ]

noun

  1. a province in S Spain, in Andalusia. 2,813 sq. mi. (7,285 sq. km).
  2. a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.

Málaga

/ ˈmæləɡə; ˈmalaɣa /

noun

  1. a port and resort in S Spain, in Andalusia on the Mediterranean. Pop: 547 105 (2003 est)
  2. a sweet fortified dessert wine from Málaga
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Malaga1

First recorded in 1600–10
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Example Sentences

They drove through France before settling in Spain, where they rented rooms in a hostel in Malaga.

Walk to Gibraltar across the border at La Línea in Spain (74 miles east of Malaga).

It began harmlessly enough, with a call from the manager of Banco Bilbao in Malaga, who asked Schiller to stop by.

At last, the money arrived and the Smyths relocated to a new safe house in Malaga.

Under the Schiller alias, they even voted in the Malaga municipal elections.

Among her customers was Marguerite Turquet, known as Malaga, who was slow in paying bills.

The motion near Malaga is represented by the curve c in Fig. 22.

Jordan Almonds, which are the finest, and are imported from Malaga.

There is an anecdote from Malaga, which ought to be mentioned to Congress, because, it cannot fail to have serious consequences.

I set my foot on it, and said, 'They say you can use a knife as well as the best ruffian in Malaga; will you try it with me?'

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