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PRESIDIO
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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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