Jerez de la Frontera
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- proper noun
- She visited Jerez de la Frontera to tour the famous sherry bodegas.
Examples
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Many world-class flamenco shows are held annually in Jerez de la Frontera.
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I visited Jerez de la Frontera last summer.
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The cuisine of Jerez de la Frontera is influenced by Andalusian traditions.
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Have you ever been to Jerez de la Frontera?
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Many world-class flamenco shows are held annually in Jerez de la Frontera.
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She visited Jerez de la Frontera to tour the famous sherry bodegas.
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The cuisine of Jerez de la Frontera is influenced by Andalusian traditions.
Synonyms
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7.1
A city in southwestern Spain known for sherry wine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Jerez + de + la + Frontera
The phrase contains a literal Spanish composition: 'de la Frontera' = 'of the frontier/border', so a learner who knows the constituent words (including the Spanish function words) can infer this is a place-name meaning 'Jerez of the frontier' and thus identify it as a city. However, the specific referent, exact location and cultural association (renowned for sherry) are lexicalized and cannot be fully predicted from the parts alone, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Jerez de la Frontera combines the town name Jerez with de la Frontera, which means 'of the frontier' because the town once stood on the old border between two kingdoms. The area is famous for a wine called 'sherry' and the English word 'sherry' comes from the town's old name Xeres, so the city's name is closely linked to that drink today.