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Alicante

American  
[al-uh-kan-tee, ah-lee-kahn-te] / ˌæl əˈkæn ti, ˌɑ liˈkɑn tɛ /

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.


Alicante British  
/ ˌælɪˈkæntɪ /

noun

  1. Catalan name: Alacant.  a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)

"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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A girls' soccer school in Devon, a wedding in Alicante, a trip to the men's World Cup final in New Jersey and an eye-opening trip to Colombia's capital Bogota have occupied much of her time.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Alicante gives it ill-fated monuments and exuberant crowds.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

The sting, led by Spanish police, involved searches in 17 locations in Spain, including Alicante, Almería, Cartagena and Murcia.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Peluso was born in the Argentine city of Luján and lived there until she was 9, when her family moved to Spain, eventually settling in the southeastern city of Alicante.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

They had been off Alicante about a week when a ship flying the American flag anchored near them—the Ember, from Salem, Captain Gorman commanding.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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