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  Malaga

  noun

  a strong, sweet dessert wine with a pronounced muscat grape flavor, especially that produced in Málaga, Spain.
• Málaga
  Málaga

  noun

  a province in S Spain, in Andalusia. 2,813 sq. mi. (7,285 sq. km).

Malaga

¹ American  

[mal-uh-guh] / ˈmæl ə gə /

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.

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Málaga ² American  

[mal-uh-guh, mah-lah-gah] / ˈmæl ə gə, ˈmɑ lɑˌgɑ /

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.

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Málaga British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Malaga

First recorded in 1600–10

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Malaga equalised in the last minute of normal time, when defender Calvin Bassey was penalised for a handball that allowed Eneko Jauregi to convert from the penalty spot to make it 2-2.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

His Spanish influence stems from his family, and his exposure to Guardiola's Barcelona while he was at Sevilla and Malaga during the peak years of his playing career.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The investigating judge in Malaga who is leading an ongoing probe following the arrests in Spain late last month of seven suspected Lyons gang members has been given copies of the photos.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

In 2014 a number of passengers travelling the same route from Southend to Malaga were asked to disembark the aircraft.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

The cold snapped the tethers of the last leaves, and they fell straight down onto Phippsburg’s roads and over the gravesites of Malaga.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

I went to one at La Pérgola del Mediterráneo, one of my restaurants, in the harbor here in Málaga.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

His research focuses on Colombia's Uramba/Bahía Málaga National Natural Park, one of the few places where these sharks might still be found.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2025

The severe weather alert in Málaga has also led to the opening tie of the Billie Jean King Cup between Spain and Poland being postponed, the International Tennis Federation said.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024

Juan Pascual-Anaya, a biologist at the University of Málaga in Spain who has spent summers collecting hagfish off the coast of Japan, recalls having to strip the elastic gel off the animals with his hands.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

They had been in Málaga for a few days when the older kids felt comfortable enough in Ahmad and Antonia’s house to be left for the morning.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers