TACNA-ARICA


Meaning of TACNA-ARICA in English

/tak"neuh euh ree"keuh/ ; Sp. /tahk"nah ah rddee"kah/ , n.

a maritime region in W South America: long in dispute between Chile and Peru; annexed by Chile 1883; divided as a result of arbitration 1929 into a Peruvian department (Tacna) and a Chilean department (Arica) .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .