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Río de Oro

Río de Oro proper noun: one of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.

Proper noun

Río de Oro

  1. (historical) One of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.

Origin of Río de Oro

Borrowed from Spanish Río de Oro (literally “Gold River”).

Questions about Río de Oro

What does Río de Oro mean?
Río de Oro means one of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.
What part of speech is Río de Oro?
Río de Oro is a proper noun.

Words near Río de Oro in the dictionary

  1. rêveries
  2. Rígsþula
  3. Río Bueno
  4. Río Campo
  5. Río de la Plata
  6. Río de Oro
  7. Río Grande de San Miguel
  8. Río Muni
  9. Río Negro
  10. Río Piedras
  11. Río San Juan

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