presidio
Americannoun
plural
presidios-
a garrisoned fort; military post.
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a Spanish penal settlement.
noun
Other Word Forms
- presidial adjective
- presidiary adjective
Etymology
Origin of presidio
1755–65, < Spanish < Latin praesidium guard, garrison, post, literally, defense, protection. See presidium
Example Sentences
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Led by a military commander and the Franciscan missionary Fray Junipero Serra, a combined expedition of soldiers and friars reached San Diego in 1769 and built the first mission and fort, or presidio.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
The presidio had yielded to the glass office towers of downtown.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2012
Treaty with the Sultan of Jolo.—In spite of the cowardly policy of the successors of Bustamante, the presidio of Zamboanga was not abandoned.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
They drove with them more than 1000 head of cattle and goats, and an outfit for missions, farms, and a presidio.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
The white line beneath it is the top of the presidio, where Gomez lives.
From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold
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