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con⋅quis⋅ta⋅dor
[kon-kwis-tuh-dawr, kong-; Sp. kawng-kees-tah-th
awr] 
–noun, plural -dors, Spanish. -do⋅res [-thaw-res] .
[-thaw-res] . | one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. |
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| con·quis·ta·dor (kŏn-kwĭs'tə-dôr', kŏng-kē'stə-) n. pl. con·quis·ta·dors or con·quis·ta·dor·es (-dôr'ās, -ēz) A conqueror, especially one of the 16th-century Spanish soldiers who defeated the Indian civilizations of Mexico, Central America, or Peru. [Spanish, from conquistar, to conquer, from Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre, frequentative of Latin conquīrere, to procure; see conquer.] |
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