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Río de Oro

[ ree-aw the aw-raw ]

noun

  1. the southern part of Western Sahara.


Río de Oro

/ ˈrio ðe ˈoro /

noun

  1. a former region of W Africa: comprised the S part of the Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

France claims the hinterland, the coast south of Rio de Oro and some territory north.

A few maps occupied the wall, and Kit began to study one of the Rio de Oro belt.

Then she'll steam south to pick up goods at Rio de Oro, and my agent must go inland with an interpreter to meet the tribesmen.

To begin with, he indicated the richness of the Rio de Oro belt and its hinterland.

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