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Definition of Spanish sahara
1. Noun. An area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Al-magrib, Kingdom Of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Morocco
Definition of Spanish sahara
1. Proper noun. (historical) The territory of Western Sahara ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish Sahara
Literary usage of Spanish sahara
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The province of spanish sahara extends from 27° 40' N. lat. in the north to La
... spanish sahara is divided Into two regions separated by latitude 26° ..."
2. The Forces of Freedom in Spain, 1974-1979: A Personal Account by Samuel D. Eaton (1981)
"Foreign Policy: spanish sahara and the Green March. In foreign affairs, both the
negotiations with the United States and the signing of the treaty could be ..."
3. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1908)
"spanish sahara.—The spanish sahara extends along the west coast of the desert
between ... 292000 spanish sahara 70000 .. .. 100000 (f) Spanish Guinea 9000 ..."
4. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"spanish sahara.—The spanish sahara extends along the west coast of the desert
between ... 292.000 Area (square miles) Population. spanish sahara 70.000 . ..."
5. The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenge to Western Security by Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann (1981)
"The most serious of these concerns the fate of the former spanish sahara. In 1975
Spain agreed to withdraw from the spanish sahara, while Morocco ..."
6. Appalachia by Appalachian Mountain Club (1901)
"The important fishing grounds off the spanish sahara, and the great fertility of
the Guinea region and of the various islands, offer, in the opinion of the ..."