Polisario Front

proper noun

A Sahrawi nationalist organization seeking the independence of Western Sahara from Spain, and latter from Morocco and Mauritania.

Meanings

proper nounthe Polisario Front

Origin

  1. SpanishFrente Polisario
  2. EnglishPolisario Front

Borrowed from Spanish Frente Polisario. Polisario is an acronym of Popular de Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y Río de Oro.

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APA

Polisario Front. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polisario%20Front

MLA

“Polisario Front.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polisario%20Front. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Polisario Front,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polisario%20Front.

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