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presidio

noun

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

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Word length
8
Starts with
P
Ends with
O
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
11

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noun

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

    “Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio”

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Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio

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