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Corregidor - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Corregidor : (noun)
1: the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese
forces besieged American forces in World War II; United
States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area
in 1945 [syn: Bataan, Corregidor]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Corregidor : \Cor*reg"i*dor\ (k?r-r?j"?-d?r; Sp. k?r-r?`h?-d?r"),
n. [Sp., orig., a corrector.]
The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CORREGIDOR, Spanish law. A magistrate who took cognizance of 'various
misdemeanors, and of civil matters. 2 White's Coll. 53.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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