corregidor
the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.
History/Historical. (in Spanish America)
a minor administrative unit.
the chief officer of such a district.
Origin of corregidor
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Other definitions for Corregidor (2 of 2)
an island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines: U.S. forces defeated by the Japanese in May, 1942. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
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How to use corregidor in a sentence
When they went on deck again corregidor Island was astern, rising out of the channel like a derelict battleship.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. MoorePrecisely at eleven on the following day, I attended at the office of the corregidor.
The Bible in Spain | George BorrowA corregidor frequently had half a dozen of these pongos, whom he provided with miserable food and wretched clothing.
The cacique of Tungasuca assembled the irritated Indians, who seized the corregidor and hanged him.
In March, 1895, Wolf lived once more, and in three months had written the piano score of corregidor.
Musicians of To-Day | Romain Rolland
British Dictionary definitions for Corregidor
/ (kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔː) /
an island at the entrance to Manila Bay, in the Philippines: site of the defeat of American forces by the Japanese (1942) in World War II
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