presidio

Definition of Presidio in English :

1. presidio

a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings

Example Sentences:
'Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Presidio

noun plural -sidios (-ˈsɪdɪˌəʊz, Spanish -ˈsiðjos)

a military post or establishment, esp in countries under Spanish control

nounWord forms: plural preˈsidiˌos

a fortified place or military post, esp. in the SW U.S.

n. pl. pre·si·di·os

A garrison, especially a fortress of the kind established in the southwest United States by the Spanish to protect their holdings and missions.