English

Proper noun

Alicante

1. a province of Spain
2. the capital city of the Alicante province

Translations

Anagrams

• analcite
• laitance

Portuguese

Proper noun

Alicante f

1. Alicante (a province and city in the Valencian Community, Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic اَللَقَنْت ‎(al-laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Leukante (Local Latin), ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός ‎(leukós, “white, bright”). Originally named Ἄκρα Λευκή ‎(Ákra Leukḗ) or Λευκή Ἄκρα ‎(Leukḗ Ákra) "white summit" by Phocaean Greeks.

Proper noun

Alicante

1. Alicante (a province of the Valencian Community, Spain; capital: Alicante)
2. Alicante (a city in Alicante, Spain)

Derived terms

• alicantino

Italian

Noun

alicante m ‎(plural alicanti)

1. grenache, Alicante (grape variety)

Anagrams

• lanciate

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧can‧te

Noun

alicante m (plural alicantes)

1. alicant (a kind of wine made near Alicante, Spain)