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Ceu⋅ta

[syoo-tuh; Sp. the-oo-tah, se-]
–noun
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar. 67,187.
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Ceu·ta   (syōō'tə, thě'ōō-tä, sě'-)   
A Spanish city of northwest Africa, an enclave in Morocco on the Strait of Gibraltar. A flourishing trade city under the Arabs, it was taken by the Portuguese in 1415 and passed to Spain in 1580. Population: 76,600.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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