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Spanish Sahara

British  

noun

  1. the former name (until 1975) of 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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The sparsely populated territory on the northwest coast of Africa was ruled by Spain as Spanish Sahara until 1976.

From Slate Dec. 10, 2020

Just back from a South American tour, the band are match-ready - a lean and precise musical machine, powering through hits like Exit, Spanish Sahara and Inhaler.

From BBC May 11, 2019

Oxford quintet Foals were nominated for four awards, but took home only one – best track for their song Spanish Sahara, while Crystal Castles accepted the John Peel Award For Innovation.

From The Guardian Feb. 23, 2011

Keenly disappointed, Morocco showed no intention of acquiescing in the ruling, and at week's end its troops were massed along a 140-mile border with the Spanish Sahara.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the shadowless reaches of the Spanish Sahara, some 40 miles from the Atlantic Coast, the dusty oasis of Bu-Craa swelters in the middle of a moonscape of endless dunes and burned-out scrub.

From Time Magazine Archive

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