Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Spain southwest of Alicante. An ancient Roman colony, it was held by the Moors from the 8th to the 13th century.
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Examples
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I’m instantly in a little town called Elche, A grey day in March, 1985.
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Ihr Pyjama sind auch braun mit einem All-over Muster der Elche und Bären Silhouetten, wahrscheinlich Männer Schlafanzüge, aber sie ist ein bisschen männlich, mit Ausnahme von ein paar ziemlich bodacious Titten.
Abendessen bei McDonalds Larry Strattner 2011
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**I am reminded of the eyes of the "Lady of Elche"
Braulio Arenas greenintegerblog 2008
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Dada la proximidad de las tropas borbónicas que habían conseguido controlar varios territorios como Caudete, Villena, Elda, Novelda, Elche, etc y ante el cariz que estaban tomando los acontecimientos a principios de 1707, el Archiduque Carlos decidió abandonar la ciudad de Valencia donde se encontraba para marchar hacia Barcelona con la intención de instalar su corte en estos territorios.
Archive 2008-05-11 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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José Tormo enlarged the seminary, rebuilt much of the episcopal palace, erected episcopal residences at Cox and Elche, and the Chapel of the Holy
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Several works of public utility are due to him, such as the aqueduct of Elche, the ridge of Rojales, and a wall protecting the cultivated lands of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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I was very glad to hear how well the affair of the Marchioness of Elche succeeded.
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Monte Alegre is a small place with a ruined Moorish castle, about fifteen leagues from Elche on the road to Madrid.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886
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Orihuela, on the road from Carthagena to Alicante, still looks oriental with its palm-trees, square towers and domes, and Elche is just another such, with flat roofs and the orthodox kasbah, now a prison.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886
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Total eclipse of the Sun, May 28, 1900, as observed from Elche (Spain) 281 79.
Astronomy for Amateurs Camille Flammarion 1883
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