Etymology

plaza de soberanía

Today it means: Any of a number of cities and islands on and off the coast of North Africa which were historically considered part of "Spain proper" and thus remain under Spanish control even after decolonization. Full definition →

Spanish plaza de soberanía
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromplaza de soberanía
  2. English todayplaza de soberanía

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish plaza de soberanía (literally “(fortified) town of sovereignty”), often translated as “stronghold of sovereignty”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.