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Algarve de Além-Mar
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Portuguese
thumb|400px|right|Algarve de Além-Mar.
Alternative forms
pt Algarve d'Além-Mar
Etymology
Literally “Algarve beyond the sea”. In use since at least 1471 in contrast with the extant region of Algarve on the Iberian Peninsula, retroactively known as “Algarve behind the sea”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m Algarve de Além-Mar
pt historical The southernmost region of mainland Portugal, nowadays known simply as pt Algarve.
pt Algarve de Aquém-Mar
pt Algarves
pt rare collectively The plazas de soberanía, Spain's holdings in North Africa (which include the formerly Portuguese city of Ceuta).
pt Spain Morocco