Tarragona

[tahr-uh-goh-nuh, tar-uh-, tah-rah-gaw-nai]

noun

1. a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.

Tarragona

/ tarraˈɣona /

noun

1. Latin name: Tarraco. a port in NE Spain, on the Mediterranean: one of the richest seaports of the Roman Empire; destroyed by the Moors (714). Pop: 121 076 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

The boys died on Tuesday evening after entering the water at Llarga beach in Salou, Tarragona, the civil protection force for the Catalonia region said.

From BBC

Wildfires were also reported in other parts of Europe, including Spain's Catalonia region, where more than 18,000 people were ordered to stay at home because of a wildfire in the eastern province of Tarragona.

From BBC

In Catalonia, more than 2,000 people were under lockdown early on Tuesday as a wildfire that broke out on Sunday continued to rage in the eastern province of Tarragona, according to local media.

From BBC

Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, particularly the coast near Tarragona, has also been placed on red alert until Wednesday evening.

From BBC

For instance, the increase in temperatures prevented bats from hibernating in the provinces of Tarragona.

From Science Daily