Al·i·can·te (?l??-k?n?t?, ä?l?-kän?t?) A city of southeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea south of Valencia. It is a port and tourist center.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Alicante (?æl??kænt?) n (Placename) a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est). Catalan name: Alacant Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Al?i?can?te (?æl ??kæn ti) n. a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean. 265,543. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.