"Alicante" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /aliˈkante/, [a.liˈkãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante Etymology: From Arabic اَلقَنْت (al-qant) or لَقَنْت (laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Leukante (Local Latin), ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”). Originally named Ἄκρα Λευκή (Ákra Leukḗ) or Λευκή Ἄκρα (Leukḗ Ákra, “white summit”) by Phocaean Greeks. Etymology templates: {{der|es|ar|اَلقَنْت}} Arabic اَلقَنْت (al-qant), {{der|es|la|Lucentum}} Latin Lucentum, {{der|es|grc|λευκός||white, bright}} Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=?|g2=|g3=|head=}} Alicante ?, {{es-proper noun}} Alicante ?
  1. Alicante (a province of the Valencian Community, Spain; capital: Alicante) Categories (place): Places in Spain, Places in Valencia, Spain, Provinces of Spain
    Sense id: en-Alicante-es-name-sfsoJT2h Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. Alicante (a city in Alicante, Spain) Categories (place): Cities in Spain, Places in Spain
    Sense id: en-Alicante-es-name-8877anfD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alicantino
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