Motril

[ maw-treel ]

noun

1. a town in S Spain: resort center.

Example Sentences

In support of Rubiales, his mother Angeles Bejar began a hunger strike in a church in their hometown of Motril on Aug. 28 to denounce "the inhumane and bloody hunt" against her son.

From Reuters

The priest, who identified himself as father Antonio, told Reuters news agency that Bejar had been taken to hospital in Motril - the town where her son was raised - so had to cancel a scheduled news conference.

From BBC

Angeles Bejar locked herself in a church in Motril on Monday.

From BBC

On entering the Divina Pastora church in Motril on Spain's southern coast, Bejar told Spanish news agency EFE the strike would continue "indefinite, day and night".

From BBC

While Rubiales, 46, had persistently denied wrongdoing and insisted the kiss - which took place in a globally watched live broadcast - was consensual, his mother Angeles Bejar locked herself inside a church in the family's home town of Motril on Monday and started a hunger strike in support of her son.

From Reuters