Elche

[ el-che ]

/ ˈɛl tʃɛ /

noun

a city in E Spain.

Example sentences from the Web for elche

Elche, Guadix, and Jijona betray in their etymology a Semitic origin.

Southern Spain |A.F. Calvert
We passed through the famous date palm groves of Elche and at last came in sight of the sea at Alicante, which was our terminus.

Poor Folk in Spain |Jan Gordon
The Elche reservoir, in the same province, has a similar dam 55 ft. high.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 |Various
To send her to Elche is a charge that does not touch my compact.

A Set of Rogues |Frank Barrett

"We have four hundred miles to go ere we reach Elche," says Don Sanchez.

A Set of Rogues |Frank Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for elche

Elche

/ (Spanish ˈɛltʃe) /

noun

a town in S Spain, in Valencia: noted for Iberian and Roman archaeological finds and the medieval religious drama performed there annually: fruit growing, esp dates, pomegranates, figs. Pop: 207 163 (2003 est) Catalan name: Elx

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