corregidor

[ kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr; Spanish kawr-re-hee-thawr ]

/ kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr; Spanish kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

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noun, plural cor·reg·i·dors, cor·reg·i·do·res

[kuh-reg-i-dawr-eez, -dohr-; Spanish kawr-re-hee-thaw-res]. /kəˈrɛg ɪˈdɔr iz, -ˈdoʊr-; Spanish kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔ rɛs/.

the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.

History/Historical. (in Spanish America)

a minor administrative unit.
the chief officer of such a district.

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Origin of corregidor

1585–95; <Spanish, derivative of corregir to correct

Words nearby corregidor

correction fluid, correctitude, corrective, correctness, Correggio, corregidor, correl., correlate, correlation, correlation coefficient, correlation ratio

Other definitions for corregidor (2 of 2)

Corregidor

[ kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr; Spanish kawr-re-hee-thawr ]

/ kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr; Spanish kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

noun

an island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines: U.S. forces defeated by the Japanese in May, 1942. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).

How to use corregidor in a sentence

When they went on deck again Corregidor Island was astern, rising out of the channel like a derelict battleship.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore
Precisely at eleven on the following day, I attended at the office of the corregidor.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
A corregidor frequently had half a dozen of these pongos, whom he provided with miserable food and wretched clothing.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
The cacique of Tungasuca assembled the irritated Indians, who seized the corregidor and hanged him.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

In March, 1895, Wolf lived once more, and in three months had written the piano score of Corregidor.
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland

British Dictionary definitions for corregidor

Corregidor

/ (kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔː) /

noun

an island at the entrance to Manila Bay, in the Philippines: site of the defeat of American forces by the Japanese (1942) in World War II

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