Marbella

[ mahr-ve-lyah, -yah ]

/ mɑrˈvɛ lyɑ, -yɑ /

a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean: resort center.

Example sentences from the Web for marbella

And how many times did we see shots of her touring Marbella in that one-shouldered Jean-Paul Gaultier blouse?

Vacation Primary: Why Republican Candidates Win the Summer |Michelle Cottle |July 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
What do you make it--twelve leagues from Marbella to the Rock?

Held Fast For England |G. A. Henty
Marbella stands slightly elevated above the sea, and its turreted walls and narrow streets declare it to be thoroughly Moorish.

Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2 |Charles Rochfort Scott
The place is distant twenty-five miles from Gibraltar (by the road), and sixteen from Marbella.

Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2 |Charles Rochfort Scott

They were soon back opposite Marbella, the lights of which he could clearly make out.

Held Fast For England |G. A. Henty
The mountains are rich in minerals, lead, and (in the neighbourhood of Marbella) iron, being obtained in large quantities.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 |Various

Marbella

/ (maːˈbeijə) /

a coastal resort in S Spain, on the Costa del Sol. Pop: 100 000 (2004 est)