English Explanatory Dictionary

Algeciras

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain.

Word forms

Algeciras

Etymology

From Spanish Algeciras, from Arabic الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ, “Green Island”) in reference to nearby Isla Verde. Doublet of Algiers and Algeria.

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