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presidio

 

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Noun presidio has 1 sense
  1. presidio - 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"
    --1 is a kind of
    fortress, fort

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Presidio

Definition:

A presidio refers to a fortified military settlement established by a colonial power.

Examples:

As a noun:

  1. In the 18th century, Spanish explorers built several presidios along the Californian coast.
  2. The presidio served as a strategic military outpost protecting the colonizers.

As a verb:

  1. The military decided to presidio the area, building a defensive fort to safeguard the newly established colony.
  2. To ensure safety, the troops were deployed to presidio the region against potential attacks.

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