COIN

/koyn/, n., adj.

counterinsurgency.

[co(unter) in(surgency)]

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▪ Spain

      city, Málaga provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is situated near the beach resort region of Costa del Sol. The site was first settled by the Turdetanos, an Iberian tribe, and was later occupied by the Romans, who established the town of Lacibis. In 713 the Arabs took the town, calling it Cohine (Pleasant Paradise), the basis of its present name; it also has been known as Dakuan or Castro-Dakwan. Coín was a Moorish stronghold until Ferdinand V of Castile (also Ferdinand II of Aragon) recaptured it from the Moors in 1485.

      An agricultural trade centre, Coín deals in citrus fruits, grapes, wheat, olive oil, vermicelli, and sausages. Limestone and marble are quarried in the vicinity, and the city has building and furniture-making industries. Pop. (2007 est.) mun., 20,870.

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