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Al⋅ge⋅ci⋅ras

[al-ji-sir-uhs; Sp. ahl-he-thee-rahs]
–noun
a seaport in S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Strait of Gibraltar. 81,662.
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Al·ge·ci·ras   (āl'jĭ-sîr'əs, äl'hě-thē'räs)   
A city of southern Spain on the Bay of Algeciras opposite Gibraltar. It is a port and tourist center. Population: 114,000.
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Algeciras

port city, Cadiz provincia (province), in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, in extreme southern Spain, across the Bay of Gibraltar from Gibraltar.

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