Cadiz

[ kah-dees ]

/ ˈkɑ dis /

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noun

a city in the Philippines, on N Negros.

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Other definitions for Cadiz (2 of 2)

Cádiz

[ kuh-diz, key-diz; Spanish kah-theeth, -thees ]

/ kəˈdɪz, ˈkeɪ dɪz; Spanish ˈkɑ ðiθ, -ðis /

noun

a seaport in southwestern Spain, on a bay of the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Cádiz ).

How to use Cadiz in a sentence

Day four dawned warm and partially sunny as we docked in the port of Cadiz.
Blogging my first overseas vacation since COVID|Peter Rosenstein|October 19, 2021|Washington Blade
She is as white as the sail of the treasure-laden galleon as it enters the harbor of Cadiz.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
In a short time he returned to Cadiz, and the French before Lisbon remained therefore without their auxiliaries.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Genoa in her proud confusion heard him not, so he passed to Salamanca and the Dominicans, and set sail from Cadiz.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton

Of course, I heard from Garcia that you had gone safely on board a ship at Cadiz.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty
The Carthaginians pitched their camp for the siege of Cadiz.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius

British Dictionary definitions for Cadiz

Cádiz

/ (kəˈdɪz, Spanish ˈkaðiθ) /

noun

a port in SW Spain, on a narrow peninsula that forms the Bay of Cádiz at the E end of the Gulf of Cádiz, founded about 1100 bc as a Phoenician trading colony; centre of trade with America from the 16th to 18th centuries. Pop: 134 989 (2003 est)

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