Melilla

[mey-leel-yah]

noun

1. a seaport belonging to Spain on the NE coast of Morocco, in NW Africa.

Melilla

/ melija /

noun

1. the chief town of a Spanish enclave in Morocco, on the Mediterranean coast: founded by the Phoenicians; exports iron ore. Pop: 68 463 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Others make the shorter journey across the Gibraltar Straits or the Mediterranean to land on Andalusian beaches or try to scramble over the border fences of Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish enclave towns on the North African coast.

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Only the Canary Islands, the Balearics and Ceuta and Melilla on the North African coast were unaffected.

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Felix and Maria made it to the Spanish territory of Melilla in north Africa, jumping a border fence, but were detained by the civil guard.

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A former High Court magistrate, he has faced criticism from the left and human rights groups for his handling of a deadly mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the enclave of Melilla.

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Morocco, on whose northern Mediterranean coast they are situated, claim Ceuta and Melilla should revert to its control.

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