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Ceu·ta

(syo͞o′tə, thĕ′o͞o-tä, sĕ′-)

A Spanish city of northwest Africa, an enclave in Morocco on the Strait of Gibraltar. A flourishing trade city under the Arabs, it was taken by the Portuguese in 1415 and passed to Spain in 1580.

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Ceuta

(Spanish ˈθeuta)

(Placename) an enclave in Morocco on the Strait of Gibraltar, consisting of a port and military station: held by Spain since 1580. Pop: 74 931 (2003 est)

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Ceu•ta

(ˈseɪ u tə, -tɑ)

n.

a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar. 71,403.

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"I will add," I continued, "that a similar barrier exists between Gibraltar and Ceuta, which in geological times formed the entire Mediterranean."

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"For instance, being captured, tried, and sentenced to what they call 'the galleys,' in Ceuta."

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The transits between Morocco and Ceuta are expected to reach 4,000.

Tarajal II Border Reopens, Expects 4,000 Transits

The acquisition of Click Consult is a key development in Ceuta Group's strategy to invest in complementary businesses that enhance the value of the group's offering to current and prospective clients.

Marketing firm acquired by Ceuta

The migrants also tried to scale the 20ft barbed-wire fences around Ceuta after the crossing attempt early yesterday at the Tarajal post failed, but were again repelled by Moroccan and Spanish police, the interior ministry's office in Ceuta said.

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Police say the network was based in Ceuta and the Moroccan city of Fnideq.

Spanish Police Arrest 8 Suspected of Recruiting Fighters for 'Syria Jihad'

A Spanish government representative in Ceuta told AFP the bus was carrying Portuguese tourists who arrived on Wednesday morning in Ceuta on a cruise ship.

Eight dead in Portuguese tour bus crash in Morocco

Ceuta's proven business model offers clients a suite of services, including sales, marketing, distribution, logistics, finance, training and back-office services.

Ceuta provides sales, marketing know-how

I wandered slowly, instead, into the center of Ceuta, a town of 76,000 that is home to one of Spain's largest military bases.

Life in Limbostan: stranded in a Spanish outpost in Africa, illegal immigrants from around the globe await the blessing of expulsion

The minor was accompanied by three other minors ahead of his transfer to the hospital.Police in Ceuta identified the 16-year old migrant as Mohammed M.