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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Tacna-Arica

The motion opens with a preamble scoring Chile, of which Tacna-Arica is now a province for obstructing the efforts of the Commission to prepare for a free and unbiased plebiscite.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1925 he was technical adviser to General Pershing on the Tacna-Arica Plebiscitary Commission.

From Time Magazine Archive

The history of the Tacna-Arica dispute starts from the peace settlement of the Chile-Peruvian War.

From Time Magazine Archive

You must not be afraid for the future of 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 Herbert Hoover