Tarragona

American  

[tahr-uh-goh-nuh, tar-uh-, tah-rah-gaw-nai] / ˌtɑr əˈgoʊ nə, ˌtær ə-, ˌtɑ rɑˈgɔ nɛə /

noun

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

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Tarragona British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

He has now moved to Gimnastic Tarragona, in Spain's third tier, and Pochettino gets to see him play whenever he can.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

Hailing from Tarragona, a Catalonian city just south of Barcelona on Spain's northeastern coast, romesco traditionally comprises almonds or hazelnuts, tomatoes, dried peppers, garlic and bread blitzed to a paste with olive oil and vinegar.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2022

In the city of Tarragona, some 60 miles southwest of Barcelona, 11,000 spectators filled a stadium to watch 41 teams of “castellers” compete.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

In Aragon, as early as 1232, they are recommended to the Archbishop of Tarragona as fitting instruments, and in 1249 the institution was confided to them.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles