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Meaning of "Melilla" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MELILLA

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PRONUNCIATION OF MELILLA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELILLA

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Melilla is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MELILLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Melilla

Melilla

Melilla is a Spanish city and an exclave located on the north coast of Africa, sharing a border with Morocco with an area of 12.3 square kilometres. Melilla, along with Ceuta, is one of two permanently inhabited Spanish cities in mainland Africa. It was part of Málaga province until 14 March 1995, when the city's Statute of Autonomy was passed. Melilla, like Ceuta, was a free port before Spain joined the European Union. As of 2011, it had a population of 78,476 made up of Christians, Muslims, and a small number of Jews. Both Spanish and Riffian are widely spoken, with Spanish as the only official language.

Definition of Melilla in the English dictionary

The definition of Melilla in the dictionary is the chief town of a Spanish enclave in Morocco, on the Mediterranean coast: founded by the Phoenicians; exports iron ore. Pop: 68 463.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELILLA

Melitopol

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELILLA

Anguilla
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Barranquilla
candelilla
Castilla
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flotilla
gorilla
guerilla
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manilla
mantilla
manzanilla
quesadilla
seguidilla
Sevilla
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Synonyms and antonyms of Melilla in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Melilla» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELILLA

Find out the translation of Melilla to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Melilla from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Melilla» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梅利利亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Melilla
570 millions of speakers

English

Melilla
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेलिला
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مليلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мелилья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Melilla
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ম্লিলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Melilla
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melilla
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Melilla
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メリーリャ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멜리 야
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melilla
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Melilla
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெலில்லா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेलिला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Melilla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Melilla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Melilla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мелілья
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Melilla
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μελίλια
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Melilla
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Melilla
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Melilla
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Melilla

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELILLA»

The term «Melilla» is very widely used and occupies the 15.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELILLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Melilla» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Melilla» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELILLA»

Discover the use of Melilla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Melilla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ceuta and the Spanish Sovereign Territories: Spanish and ...
Melilla: Essentially, in this century Melilla was a mining port because of its rail links to the Rif iron ore deposits in Morocco. During the Protectorate (1912-56), it exported over 1 million tons of iron ore annually from the Beni Bou Ifrour region.
Gerry O'Reilly, Clive H. Schofield, 1994
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Europa World Year
Council of the Environment: Plaza de Espana 1, 52001 Melilla; tel. (95) 2699134. Council of Finance, Trade and Heritage: Plaza de Espana 1, 52001 Melilla; tel. ( 95) 2699157. Council of the Presidency and the Interior: Plaza de Espana 1, ...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
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Peoples of Africa: Burkina Faso-Comoros
Malaga Cadiz Marbella Mediterranean Sea N A Ocean The port of Ceuta is built on the southern shores of the Strait of Gibraltar. Melilla is located about 135 miles (215 kilometers) to the east on the eastern side of a rocky peninsula, Cape Tres ...
‎2001
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Morocco. Ediz. Inglese
pop 65,000 Melilla is the smaller of the two enclaves that mark the last vestiges of Spain's African empire. It's less affluent than its sister, Ceuta, but with a third of its inhabitants being of Rif Berber origin, as well as significant Jewish and even ...
‎2007
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E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936
Tashfm took Melilla and added its territory to the Almoravid empire. In 1141 — 1142, in the course of the Almoravid pursuit of the Almohads, a body of the latter set out from Tsmsaman to lay siege to Melilla, which was taken and plundered.
M. Th. Houtsma, 1993
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Europe Or Africa?: A Contemporary Study of the Spanish North ...
Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.
Peter Gold, 2000
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The Muslim Struggle for Civil Rights in Spain, 1985–2010: ...
deCeuta y Melilla,” El País, February 17, 1985. 47A “nativist” favours the interests of established citizens over those of immigrants or perceived immigrants. 48 Cited in Carlos Yárnoz, “El incierto futuro.” 49 Aomar Mohamedi Duddu, “ Legalizar ...
Aitana Guia, 2014
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Morocco
Apart from a certain caution with strangers, Melilla is very easy on the traveller, and tourist infrastructure is excellent. While ferry-loads of visitors pour in during summer, in the off-season you'll have plenty of breathing room. History Melilla ...
Paul Clammer, 2010
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Mediterranean Europe
pop 65,000 Occupied by the Spanish since 1496, Melilla is the smaller and less affluent of the two en- claves that mark the last vestiges of Spain's African empire. With nearly half of its inhabitants being of Rif Berber origin, it has an atmosphere  ...
‎2009
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Borderlands: Comparing Border Security in North America and ...
"Ceuta et Melilla: tensions sur la société et la politique de défense espagnoles." Studia Diplomática 38:4, 409-27. Lazrak, Rachid. 1974. Le Contentieux territorial entre le Maroc et l 'Espagne. Casablanca: Dar el Kitab. Le Matin. 2005. [online] ...
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELILLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Melilla is used in the context of the following news items.
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Major fuel leak forces closure of three Spanish beaches
THREE beaches in Melilla have been closed down after a major fuel leak contaminated the sea off the coast, causing a 300 square metre slick, ... «Euro Weekly News, Jul 15»
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Migration to Europe hits highest level since World War II
On this migration route, more than half of the crossings concern the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish exclaves on the Moroccan ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
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! Murcia Today - 39 Illegal Immigrants Intercepted Off Cartagena …
Melilla Guardia Civil boss absolved of misusing his position in illegal immigrant case The practice of fast-tracking illegal immigrants back out of ... «Murcia Today, Jul 15»
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Preserving Morocco's Rich Jewish History
... that was spoken and spread throughout the North of Morocco such as in Tetuan, Tangiers and the Spanish towns of Ceuta and Melilla, in the ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
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Hungarian prisoners and soldiers to construct anti-migrant fence
A wall between the Spanish city of Melilla and Morocco prevents refugees from crossing out of northern Africa into Spanish territory. For the ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
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"The police are out to get us"
Melilla is one of only two land borders between the European Union and Africa. In the last decade, the otherwise sleepy Spanish border town ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Jul 15»
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Muslim Civil Guard Officer Asks For Government Grant to Visit Mecca
The officer, based in Melilla, one Spain's two exclaves on the North African coast, wrote to the country's Ministry of Justice to request the grant ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Officer asks government for Mecca travel grant
The officer in Spain's Civil Guard based in Melilla, one of the country's two north-African enclaves, has written to the Director General of the Civil ... «The Local.es, Jul 15»
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ISIS Plotting Attack on Christian Sites in Europe Using Female …
Masked Spanish police officers lead a detained woman in Melilla, December 16, 2014. Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested seven ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
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Immigration is huge issue in Europe
Other hopeful migrants travel over land, making their way through Turkey, the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa, or Eastern ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»

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