Cadiz
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- As they struggle back towards Cadiz, a thick fog descends on the sea.
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Examples
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This sunset reminds me of a particularly beautiful one I saw in Cadiz.
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- Are we on the right road for Cadiz?
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Most people think of Cadiz as a pretty little port.
Fiction book (2002) -
- We were trying to get to Cadiz.
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There's a big American naval base in southern Spain, at Cadiz.
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By the time the women reunite on the beach in Cadiz, each is poised to triumph over her own challenges.
Academic text (2018) -
Shortly after the death of my father... my mother decided that it would be best to send me to Cadiz... as though a voyage at sea would purify me.
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In contemporary times, carnival contests have continued to play a major role in the cities of Cadiz and El Puerto and around the province.
Academic text (1998) -
The ships will cast off from Cadiz, Spain, in April and race across the Atlantic.
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Most people think of Cadiz as a pretty little port city in southwestern Spain.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cadiz comes from the ancient Phoenician name Gadir, which meant 'walled place' or 'enclosure', and the Romans later called it Gades. Because it began as a small, protected harbor, Cadiz has been an important port for thousands of years.