a town of Portugal, province of Estremadura, on the Tagus, near its junction with the Zezare, which is navigable for barges. Lat. 39. 26. N. Long. 8. 15. W. Situation delightful, on the upper part of a sloping hill, with a country below it covered with olive trees, and interspersed with vineyards. Junot, one of Napoleon's marshals, was created duke of Abrantes. It has an hospital and poorhouse. Pop. 4500.