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

You must not be afraid for the future of Tacna-Arica.

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

I suppose that his general condition too may have been weakened by the oppressive climate of Tacna-Arica, of which he has often spoken.

From Time Magazine Archive

I don't even know where it is�where is Tacna-Arica?

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