PRESIDIO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings

Example:

Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("presidio" is a kind of...):

fort; fortress (a fortified defensive structure)

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