Algarve

American  

[ahl-gahr-vuh, al-] / ɑlˈgɑr və, æl- /

noun

1. a coastal region of S Portugal. 1,958 sq. mi. (5,070 sq. km).

---

Algarve British  

/ ælˈɡɑːv /

noun

1. an area in the south of Portugal, on the Atlantic; it approximately corresponds to the administrative district of Faro: fishing and tourism important

---

Example Sentences

The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.

From The Wall Street Journal

With austere columned arcades and cobbled byways spread along a mountain stream, as well as the characteristic sculpture-capped chimneys, the Algarve’s architectural influences, Moorish and otherwise, are best appreciated here—with nary a rowdy sports bar in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Lisbon region and the Algarve in the south were most affected, with the rain and wind predicted to reach peak intensity overnight Wednesday to Thursday.

From Barron's

There were also clashes with Portuguese police in the Algarve at Euro 2004.

From BBC

The team also included Robertus Potting from the University of Algarve and Markus Gaug, a lecturer in the Department of Physics at the UAB who is also affiliated with the IEEC.

From Science Daily