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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)
  1. a minor administrative unit.
  2. the chief officer of such a district.
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Origin of corregidor

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

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).
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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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