Tarragona

American  

[tahr-uh-goh-nuh, tar-uh-, tah-rah-gaw-nai] / ˌtɑr əˈgoʊ nə, ˌtær ə-, ˌtɑ rɑˈgɔ nɛə /

noun

1. a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.

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Tarragona British  

/ tarraˈɣona /

noun

1. Latin name: Tarraco.  a port in NE Spain, on the Mediterranean: one of the richest seaports of the Roman Empire; destroyed by the Moors (714). Pop: 121 076 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

For instance, the increase in temperatures prevented bats from hibernating in the provinces of Tarragona.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Much of the rainfall, brought by Storm Dana, has been concentrated in Cádiz, Tarragona and Castelló - coastal regions across the country.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2023

In Alcanar, Tarragona, on Spain's east coast, emergency services have also confined residents to their homes due to flooding after 215 litres per square metre of rain in the past 24 hours.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2023

Hailing from Tarragona, a Catalonian city just south of Barcelona on Spain's northeastern coast, romesco traditionally comprises almonds or hazelnuts, tomatoes, dried peppers, garlic and bread blitzed to a paste with olive oil and vinegar.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2022

The cities of Merida, Cordova, Seville, and Tarragona, were numbered among the most illustrious of the Roman world.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various