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Spanish West Africa

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noun

  1. a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara

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Both at Ifni and in Spanish West Africa farther down the coast, the little war showed signs of spreading last week.

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On the wall of the governor's office was a map of "Greater Morocco" showing not only Ifni but also all of Spanish West Africa and French Mauritania as part of King Mohammed V's realm.

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