English Explanatory Dictionary

plaza de soberanía

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of cities and islands on and off the coast of North Africa which were historically considered part of "Spain proper" and thus remain under Spanish control even after decolonization.

Word forms

plaza de soberanía plazas de soberanía plaza de soberania

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish plaza de soberanía (literally “(fortified) town of sovereignty”), often translated as “stronghold of sovereignty”.

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