Setúbal

Se·tú·bal

S0294000 (sə-to͞o′bəl) A city of southwest Portugal southeast of Lisbon on the Bay of Setúbal, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Setúbal is a port and processing center with a shipbuilding industry.

Setúbal

(Portuguese səˈtuβal) n (Placename) a port in SW Portugal, on Setúbal Bay south of Lisbon: an earthquake in 1755 destroyed most of the old town. Pop: 113 937 (2001)

Se•tú•bal

(sɪˈtu bɑl)

n. 1. Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 2. a seaport on this bay, near Lisbon. 77,885.

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Setúbal

(səto͞o`bəl), city (1991 pop. 83,548), capital of Setúbal district, S central Portugal, on the Bay of Setúbal at the mouth of the Sado River, in Estremadura. One of Portugal's most important ports, it handles wine, oranges, and cork. It has a fishing fleet, shipyards, chemical and glass plants, and is a major sardine-canning center. In 1979 a highway between Lisbon and Setúbal was opened. Setúbal was a royal residence (1481–95) under John II.

Setúbal

a city and port in Portugal; located on the Atlantic coast at the point where the Sado River flows into the Bay of Setúbal. Capital of Setúbal District, Estremadura Province. Population, 50,000 (1970). Setúbal is a center for the fishing and fish-canning industries. Other industry includes the production of superphosphate fertilizers, the processing of cork, wine-making, and the manufacture of motors. The port has a freight turnover of more than 1 million tons (1972).