Algarve

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proper noun

The southernmost region of Portugal.

OriginPortuguese Algarve ← Old Galician-Portuguese Algarve ← Arabic الغَرْب →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The southernmost region of Portugal.

Origin

  1. Arabicالغَرْب“the west”
  2. Old Galician-PortugueseAlgarve
  3. PortugueseAlgarve“Algarve”
  4. EnglishAlgarve

Borrowed from Portuguese Algarve (“Algarve”), from Old Galician-Portuguese Algarve, from Arabic الغَرْب (al-ḡarb, “the west”).

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Translations

Catalan Algarve
  • AlgarveSouthernmost region of Portugal
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾加維 /阿尔加维
  • 阿爾加維 /阿尔加维 (Ā'ěrjiāwéi)Southernmost region of Portugal
German Algarve
  • AlgarveSouthernmost region of Portugal
Portuguese Algarve
  • AlgarveSouthernmost region of Portugal
Swedish Algarve
  • AlgarveSouthernmost region of Portugal
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APA

Algarve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algarve

MLA

“Algarve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algarve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Algarve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Algarve.

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