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Algeciras.

Algeciras (a city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

name/alxeˈθiɾas/[al.xeˈθi.ɾas]/alxeˈsiɾas/[al.xeˈsi.ɾas]
  1. Algeciras (a city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra) Arabic أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar) Arabic الْجَزِيرَة الْخَضْرَاء (al-jazīra(t) al-ḵaḍrāʔ)ellip. Arabic الْجَزِيرَة (al-jazīra)bor. Old Spanish Algezira Spanish Algeciras Inherited from Old Spanish Algezira, from Arabic الْجَزِيرَة الْخَضْرَاء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ, “Green Island”) in reference to nearby Isla Verde. Doublet of Argel and Argelia.

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