presidio

noun

pre·si·dio pri-ˈsē-dē-ˌō

-ˈsi-,

-ˈzē-,

-ˈzi-

plural presidios

: a garrisoned place

especially : a military post or fortified settlement in areas currently or originally under Spanish control

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The presidio was also built over the location of La Salle’s ‘fort’. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024 The slow-growing trees are increasingly hard to find in the wild because of development, and at least two varieties have been listed as endangered in California, presidio manzanita (Arctostaphylos montana ssp. —

Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Presidio Park contains remnants of the Spanish presidio from 1769. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023 In the heart of historic Santa Barbara, between where the Spanish built the original presidio and today’s City Hall, sits El Paseo, which is considered California’s first outdoor mall. —

Matt Kettmann, SFChronicle.com, 30 July 2019 See all Example Sentences for presidio