Alacant

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلقَنْت (al-qant) or لَقَنْت (laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Vulgar Latin Leukante, ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”). Originally named Ἄκρα Λευκή (Ákra Leukḗ) or Λευκή Ἄκρα (Leukḗ Ákra, “white summit”) by Phocaean Greeks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ləˈkan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ləˈkant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.laˈkant]

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• Rhymes: -ant

Proper noun

Alacant m

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

Related terms

• alacantí