Melilla

American  

[mey-leel-yah] / meɪˈlil yɑ /

noun

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

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Melilla British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

His father, Sufiel, was born in Melilla - a Spanish city on the north African coast - into a Moroccan family.

From BBC

Just east of Tangier, the massive Gourougou forest has become a base for thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa seeking to enter the nearby Spanish enclave of Melilla illegally.

From Barron's

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC