Algarve de Aquém-Mar

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Algarve d'Aquém-Mar === Etymology === Literally “Algarve behind/on this side of the sea”. In use since at least 1471 to contrast with Portugal's North African territories, known as “Algarve beyond the sea”. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Algarve de Aquém-Mar m (historical) The southernmost region of mainland Portugal, originally and nowadays known simply as Algarve. Antonym: Algarve de Além-Mar Hypernym: Algarves