Alcira (ancient Sæbaticula), a town of Spain, in the province of Valencia, 22 miles SSW. of Valencia by rail, on an island in the river Xucar. Silk, rice, and oranges form the chief articles of commerce. Pop. 18,146.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 132
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