Associations to the word «Corregidor»

Wiktionary

CORREGIDOR, noun. The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.

Dictionary definition

CORREGIDOR, noun. 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.

Wise words

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John Locke