Río de Oro

proper noun

One of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalOne of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.

Origin

  1. SpanishRío de Oro
  2. EnglishRío de Oro

Borrowed from Spanish Río de Oro (literally “Gold River”).

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Río de Oro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%ADo%20de%20Oro

MLA

“Río de Oro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%ADo%20de%20Oro. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Río de Oro,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%ADo%20de%20Oro.

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