corregidor

  • 41Corregidor — /kəˈrɛgədɔ/ (say kuh reguhdaw) noun a fortified island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines. 5 km2 …

  • 42corregidor —   n. magistrate …

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  • 43corregidor — /koreyhidor/karegador/ In Spanish law, a magistrate who took cognizance of various misdemeanors, and of civil matters …

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  • 44corregidor — /koreyhidor/karegador/ In Spanish law, a magistrate who took cognizance of various misdemeanors, and of civil matters …

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  • 45Corregidor — A small island at the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines, most vividly brought to the attention of the American people by the valiant stand made there by American and Philippine troops against much larger Japanese forces …

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  • 46corregidor — The chief magistrate of a town …

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  • 47Corregidor — noun the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 • Syn: ↑Bataan • Regions: ↑Philippines, ↑Philippine Islands… …

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  • 48Battle of Corregidor — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Corregidor caption=Victorious Japanese troops atop Hearn Battery May 6 1942. partof=World War II, Pacific Front date=May 5, 1942 ndash; May 6, 1942 place=Corregidor island in Manila Bay, Luzon Island,… …

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  • 49Der Corregidor — is a comic opera by Hugo Wolf. The libretto was written by Rosa Mayreder Obermayer, based on the short novel El sombrero de tres picos (The three cornered Hat) by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Contents 1 Composition history 2 Performance history …

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  • 50Battle of Corregidor (1945) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor caption=Paratroopers of the 503rd PRCT touch down at Topside, Corregidor 16 February 1945 U.S. National Archives partof=World War II, Pacific theater date= 16 February 1945 …

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