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Polisario

American

[poh-li-sahr-ee-oh] / poʊ lɪˈsɑr iˌoʊ /

noun

an independence movement opposing Moroccan control of the Western Sahara, a former Spanish territory that Morocco annexed in stages beginning in 1976.

Etymology

Origin of Polisario

< Spanish ( Frente ) Po ( pular para la ) Li ( beración de ) Sa ( gnia el-Hamra y ) Rí ( o de ) O ( ro ) Popular Front for the Liberation of Sagnia El-Hamra and Río de Oro

Example Sentences

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The Polisario Front has also repeatedly rejected the autonomy proposal.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Today, the Polisario Front controls a narrow eastern strip of the country.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

When Spain pulled out of Western Sahara in 1975, both Morocco and the Polisario, which was founded two years earlier, claimed the territory.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Morocco annexed Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony in 1975, sparking a conflict with the pro-independence Polisario Front.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Since June 2007, representatives from the Government of Morocco and the Polisario Front have met four times to negotiate the status of Western Sahara.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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