presidio

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Definition of presidio

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noun

A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish control.

“While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”

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noun

A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish control.

“While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”

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From Spanish presidio (“garrison”), from Latin praesidium, 1763. Doublet of praesidium and presidium.

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