Alacant
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.ləˈkant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.ləˈkan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.laˈkant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Etymology
From Arabic اَللَقَنْت (al-laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Vulgar Latin Leukante, ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”). Originally named Ἄκρα Λευκή (Ákra Leukḗ) or Λευκή Ἄκρα (Leukḗ Ákra, “white summit”) by Phocaean Greeks.
Proper noun
Alacant m
- Alicante, city and capital of the province with the same name and capital of the Alacantí district
- Province of the Valencian Community (Spain)
Related terms
- alacantí