plaza de soberanía

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounplaza de soberanía (plural plazas de soberanía)

plural plazas de soberanía · alternative plaza de soberania

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Spanishplaza de soberanía
  2. Englishplaza de soberanía

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

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plaza de soberanía. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaza%20de%20soberan%C3%ADa

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“plaza de soberanía.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaza%20de%20soberan%C3%ADa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plaza de soberanía,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaza%20de%20soberan%C3%ADa.

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