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Algeciras

Meaning of "Algeciras" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ALGECIRAS

ˌældʒɪˈsɪrəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALGECIRAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Algeciras is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ALGECIRAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Algeciras

Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar. The Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and in the world in three categories: container, cargo and transhipment. It is situated 20 km north-east of Tarifa on the Río de la Miel, which is the southernmost river of the Iberian peninsula and continental Europe. In 2012, it had a population of 116,917 people. It is the biggest city among its metropolitan area, that also includes the municipalities of Los Barrios, La Línea de la Concepción, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, San Roque and Tarifa, with a population of 263,739.

Definition of Algeciras in the English dictionary

The definition of Algeciras in the dictionary is a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906. Pop: 108 779.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALGECIRAS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALGECIRAS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ALGECIRAS

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Synonyms and antonyms of Algeciras in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Algeciras» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALGECIRAS

Find out the translation of Algeciras to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Algeciras from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Algeciras» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

阿尔赫西拉斯
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

Algeciras
570 millions of speakers
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English

Algeciras
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Algeciras
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجزيرة الخضراء
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

Альхесирас
278 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যালজিসাইসার
260 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
220 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
190 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

アルヘシラス
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

알헤 시라스
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Algeciras
85 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
80 millions of speakers
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அல்ஜிசிராஸ்
75 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
75 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
70 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
65 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Альхесірас
40 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
30 millions of speakers
el

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Αλγκεσίρας
15 millions of speakers
af

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Algeciras
14 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
10 millions of speakers
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Algeciras
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Algeciras

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Algeciras

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALGECIRAS»

Discover the use of Algeciras in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Algeciras and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Economic Impact of the Container Traffic at the Port of ...
In this book we study the economic impact of the container traffic at one of the most important port in the Mediterranean: the Port of Algeciras Bay (PAB).
Daniel Coronado, Manuel Acosta, María del Mar Cerbán, 2006
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Frommer's Morocco
As mentioned, the most popular route operates between Algeciras and Tangier, and during the peak August holiday month, ferries run every hour almost around the clock. Popular alternative routes include Algeciras to Ceuta and Tarifa to ...
Darren Humphrys, 2010
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The Rough Guide to Spain
Travel details a 0> Trains Algeciras to: Cordoba (2 daily; 4hr 30min); Granada (2 daily; 4hr^lhr 30min); Madrid (2 daily; 1 1 hr or 6hr with AVE from Sevilla). All Algeciras northbound trains go via Ronda (1br 45min) and Bobadilla. Almeria to:  ...
‎2004
4
On the Social Origins of Medieval Institutions: Essays in ...
He then returned to Castile and announced his plans for an Algeciras campaign. 39 In order to raise the necessary funds, Alfonso, with the approval of the Cortes, instituted a new royal sales tax, the alcdbala.w Yet even with this new source of ...
Joseph F. O'Callaghan, Donald J. Kagay, Theresa M. Vann, 1998
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Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E
Algeciras I 1340 I Later Christian Reconquest of Spain In a renewed offensive in Granada, the Moors inflicted a severe defeat on King Alfonso XI of Castile at Algeciras, across the Bay of Algeciras, west of Gibraltar. Castilian Admiral Alfonso ...
Tony Jaques, 2007
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Crusaders, Condottieri, and Cannon: Medieval Warfare in ...
With this, he raised a small force to attack Granadan territory and capture Alcala de Benzayde, Rute, Priego, Benajemi, and Matrera, all of them important villages in the neighborhood of Algeciras.'' The king then returned to Castile and ...
Donald Joseph Kagay, L. J. Andrew Villalon, 2003
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Essays on Microeconomics and Industrial Organisation
For this practical application, we have chosen the container traffic between the Bahia de Algeciras port and other ports of the Spanish port system. Within the Spanish port system, the most important hub system in the international container  ...
Pablo Coto-Millán, 2004
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Integration of European Inland Transport Markets
... transport from feeder port to main Genoa- Algeciras 847 nm Genoa- Algeciras 847 nm Genoa- Algeciras 847 nm Genoa- Algeciras 847 nm Genoa- Algeciras 847 nm Genoa- Algeciras 847 nm GenoaAlgeciras 847 nm port Sea transport from ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2000
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Taifa of Algeciras
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Taifa of Algeciras was a medieval taifa kingdom in what is now southern Spain, that existed from 1035 to 1058.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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The Rough Guide to Morocco
Algeciras I«g58 885 g081. Estacinn Mantima. Malaga I«g52 227 g05l: 8 8ue Ynussnufia. lmmauble Yaussnufia. Entre-Snl Apt gB. Tangiar I«03/g34 73841; Estacibn Maritima. Cauta |«g58 521 1331 Algeciras and Malaga tn Cauta C0MANAV 1 ...
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALGECIRAS»

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Atletico de Kolkata sign goalkeeper Juan Calatayud for the second …
... Malága CF where he made it from the junior via the 'B' team to the senior team with loan spells at Algeciras CF and FC Getafe in-between. «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
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PORT FOCUS: Containers, conflict and gas boost Aqaba
... the ports of Jeddah, Salala, Djibouti, Colombo and Chennai in the East, in addition to Port Said, Algeciras, Valencia and Genoa in the West. «Arabian Supply Chain, Jul 15»
3
Britain protests over 'dangerous' incursion by Spanish survey ship
... of State for Foreign Affairs, tweeted that the Ángeles Alvariño was conducting scientific studies “in Spanish waters in the bay of Algeciras”. «Gibraltar Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Cadiz ecologists saving loggerhead sea turtles
Since 2008, 188 injured sea turtles have been treated in Algeciras before being returned to the waters. A spokesman for the centre said 60% of ... «Olive Press, Jul 15»
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Unemployment continues to fall in Spain
Three loggerhead sea turtles returned to the Atlantic in Cádiz The marine environmental centre in Algeciras has a 79% success rate in curing ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
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TORREVIEJA, THE NATIONS POOREST CITY
It is surpassed only by five Andalusian towns (Sanlucar de Barrameda, La Linea de la Concepcion, Algeciras, Santa Lucía de Tirajana and ... «The Leader Newspaper Online, Jul 15»
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Shipping movements
... the Maersk Tanjong from Port Said to Port Tangier, the Maersk Bali from Algeciras to Thessaloniki, the Laura Ann from Bejaia to Skikda (both ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
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Almería beaches closed due to toxic micro-algae
Three loggerhead sea turtles returned to the Atlantic in Cádiz The marine environmental centre in Algeciras has a 79% success rate in curing ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
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Protests across Spain as new gagging law comes into force
Three loggerhead sea turtles returned to the Atlantic in Cádiz The marine environmental centre in Algeciras has a 79% success rate in curing ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
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15 tons of hashish seized off the coast of Málaga
Three loggerhead sea turtles returned to the Atlantic in Cádiz The marine environmental centre in Algeciras has a 79% success rate in curing ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
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