Alicante

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UK/ˌælɪˈkænti/UK, dated/ˌælɪˈkænt/US/ˌɑləˈkɑnteɪ/

proper noun

A province of the Valencian Community, Spain.

OriginSpanish Alicante →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative archaic alicant · alternative archaic aligant · alternative archaic allegant · alternative archaic alligant

  1. A province of the Valencian Community, Spain.
  2. A city, the capital of the province of Alicante, Spain.
  3. a kind of wine grown from the Alicante province.
  4. A barangay of Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Origin

  1. SpanishAlicante
  2. EnglishAlicante

From Spanish Alicante.

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Translations

Arabic الْقَنْت, لَقَنْت
  • الْقَنْت (al-qant)city in Spain
  • لَقَنْت (laqant)city in Spain
Bulgarian Алика́нте
  • Алика́нте (Alikánte)city in Spain
Catalan Alacant
  • Alacantcity in Spain
Chinese Mandarin 阿利坎特
  • 阿利坎特 (Ālìkǎntè)city in Spain
French Alicante
  • Alicantecity in Spain
Hindi अलिकंते
  • अलिकंते (alikante)city in Spain
Italian Alicante
  • Alicantecity in Spain
Polish Alicante
  • Alicantecity in Spain
Portuguese Alicante
  • Alicantecity in Spain
Russian Алика́нте
  • Алика́нте (Alikánte)city in Spain
Spanish Alicante
  • Alicantecity in Spain
Swedish Alicante
  • Alicantecity in Spain

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

analcitelaitanceAnticlea
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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