Mostaganem

/ (məˌstæɡəˈnɛm) /

noun

a port in NW Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea: exports wine, fruit, and vegetables. Pop: 133 000 (2005 est)

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Example sentences from the Web for mostaganem

"Well, I am curious to know what they think of all this at Mostaganem," said the captain.
Off on a Comet|Jules Verne
At that date, Mostaganem contained about fifteen thousand inhabitants, three thousand of whom were French.
Off on a Comet|Jules Verne
Had the towns of Algiers, Oran, and Mostaganem escaped the inundation?
Off on a Comet|Jules Verne
The road, 80 kilomtres long, which connects Mostaganem with Mascara, was covered to the whole of its extent.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier

"We will make our way to the river, and get over into Mostaganem," said the captain.
Off on a Comet|Jules Verne

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