Tacna-Arica

American  

[tak-nuh-uh-ree-kuh, tahk-nah-ah-ree-kah] / ˈtæk nə əˈri kə, ˈtɑk nɑ ɑˈri kɑ /

noun

1. a maritime region in W South America: long in dispute between Chile and Peru; annexed by Chile 1883; divided as a result of arbitration 1929 into a Peruvian department Tacna and a Chilean department Arica.

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Tacna-Arica British  

/ ˈtaknaaˈrika /

noun

1. a coastal desert region of W South America, long disputed by Chile and Peru: divided in 1929 into the Peruvian department of Tacna and the Chilean department of Arica

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Example Sentences

Since 1882 Chile and Peru have been attempting to hold a plebiscite to determine which shall possess in perpetuity the region of Tacna-Arica, wrested at that time by Chile from Peru.

From Time Magazine Archive

And aside from the absurd Tacna-Arica dispute, in which the U. S. is a laughed-at arbiter, no momentous Peruvian problem awaits solution by a stalwart U. S. patriot.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the day following this announcement President Coolidge at length authorized the statement that he had received a Chilean appeal respecting the Tacna-Arica situation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The final arbitration in 1929 of the Tacna-Arica dispute between Peru and Chile, in which Bolivia had hoped for a corridor, gave Bolivia nothing.

From Time Magazine Archive

In South America we are proud to have had part in the settlement of the long-standing dispute between Chile and Peru in the disposal of the question of Tacna-Arica.

From State of the Union Address by Hoover, Herbert