WESTERN SAHARA


Meaning of WESTERN SAHARA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

or formerly Spanish Sahara

territory NW Africa; formerly a Spanish possession, divided 1975 between Mauritania, which gave up its claim in August 1979, & Morocco, which subsequently occupied the entire territory area 102,703 square miles (266,001 square kilometers ), population 213,000

• Western Saharan adjective

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