Algarve de Além-Mar

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === 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 === Algarve de Além-Mar m (historical) The southernmost region of mainland Portugal, nowadays known simply as Algarve. Antonym: Algarve de Aquém-Mar Hypernym: Algarves (rare, collectively) The plazas de soberanía, Spain's holdings in North Africa (which include the formerly Portuguese city of Ceuta).