Definitions for cadizˈkɑ dis

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ca•dizˈkɑ dis(n.)

  1. a city in the Philippines, on N Negros. 129,632.

    Category: Geography (places)

Cá•dizkəˈdɪz, ˈkeɪ dɪz; Sp. ˈkɑ ðiθ, -ðis(n.)

  1. a seaport in SW Spain, on a bay of the Atlantic (Gulf′ of Cá•diz′). 154,051.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cadiz(noun)

    an ancient port city in southwestern Spain

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Cadiz

    one of the chief commercial ports in Spain, in Andalusia; founded by the Phoenicians about 1100 B.C.; called Gades by the Romans; at the NW. extremity of the Isle of Leon, and separated from the rest of the island by a channel crossed by bridges; it is 7 m. from Xeres and 50 m. from Gibraltar, and carries on a large export trade.


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