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Noun: presidio  pri'si-dee,ow
  1. A fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
    "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio"

Derived forms: presidios

Type of: fort, fortress

Encyclopedia: Presidio, San Francisco, California

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