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Strategic port raided by Sir Francis Drake in 1587
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cadiz
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Cádiz is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies —the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales . It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election . At the time ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Latin Gades (Greek Gadeira ), from Phoenician gadir "fort, enclosure." Related: Gaditan (from Latin adjective Gaditanus ).\n
Usage examples of cadiz.
He entered the night club and ascended a flight of steps, for the main room of the Club Cadiz was located on the second floor.
But the address that he gave the driver was neither the Club Cadiz nor the Hotel Royal.
The Club Cadiz was deserted, save for a few attendants who were loitering about among the tables.
Standing by the entrance to the Club Cadiz, he was inserting a cigarette in his holder, when he observed the approach of Nicky Donarth.
The doom that threatened at the Club Cadiz was more imminent than even The Shadow knew!
But when things came up like this Cadiz Club business, I never knew what slant he might decide to take.
The new theory concerning the Club Cadiz murders was to be kept from the press, in return for the dismantling of the Q-ray machine.
No one had reported Gyp as having been at the Club Cadiz on the night of slaughter.
Moving in select circles, this crook felt no fear of implication in the Club Cadiz outrage.
As at the Club Cadiz, he was frozen by the sight of the toppling men before him.
French and Spanish navies off Cadiz in the prelude to one of the biggest naval battles the world has ever known.
Isle of Wight, join the fleet off Cadiz and place yourself under my command.
And I can remember Cadiz and Rota, too, and the river running into the Bay of Cadiz is the San Pedro.
Combined Fleet in Cadiz, is all that prevents Bonaparte from sailing his flotillas, Nelson said quietly.
He did not know how long they would have to wait off Cadiz, but the men of the fleet must be kept fit.