No. 890 in Catalan

tarragona

"Tarragona" is a proper noun referring to a city in Catalonia, Spain.

In a sentence

Tarragona és una ciutat amb molta història.
Tarragona is a city with much history.
In this sentence, 'Tarragona' is used as a proper noun referring to the name of a city.
Anirem a visitar els monuments romans de Tarragona aquest cap de setmana.
We will visit the Roman monuments of Tarragona this weekend.
Here, 'Tarragona' again denotes the city and is part of a locational reference indicating where the Roman monuments are.
Les platges de Tarragona atrauen molts turistes cada estiu.
The beaches of Tarragona attract many tourists every summer.
In this instance, 'Tarragona' features contextually as a possessive, indicating that the beaches belong to or are located in Tarragona.

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