Corregidor

¹ American  

[kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr, kawr-re-hee-thawr] / kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

noun

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

---

corregidor ² American  

[kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr, kawr-re-hee-thawr] / kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

noun

plural

corregidors, corregidores

1. the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.

2. History/Historical. (in Spanish America)

   1. a minor administrative unit.

   2. the chief officer of such a district.

---

Corregidor British  

/ kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔː /

noun

1. 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

---

Etymology

Origin of corregidor

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

Example Sentences

Army Forces in the Far East, ordered U.S. and Philippine troops to evacuate Manila and to withdraw to the jungle-clad Bataan Peninsula and nearby island fortress on Corregidor.

From Los Angeles Times

Army Pacific, to the island of Corregidor earlier this month, where, as part of a tour, they both looked at the American guns that were supplied to the Philippines in the early 1900s.

From New York Times

In 1942, during World War II, some 15,000 American and Filipino troops on Corregidor island surrendered to Japanese forces.

From Washington Times

In 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II.

From Washington Times

The governor’s grandfather on his mother’s side, Arthur Menzies, who was imprisoned by the Japanese on Corregidor Island during World War II, returned “with one mindset,” Newsom said, “and that was a focus on California native plants. There’s a wonderful Menzies garden in the Bay Area.”

From Los Angeles Times