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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024A•ga•dir (ä′gä dēr′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960;
new town rebuilt S of original site. 1,220,600.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Agadir /ˌæɡəˈdɪə/ n - a port in SW Morocco, which became the centre of an international crisis (1911), when a gunboat arrived to protect German interests. Britain issued a strong warning to Germany but the French negotiated and war was averted. In 1960 the town was virtually destroyed by an earthquake, about 10 000 people being killed. Pop: 385 000 (2003)
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