plaza de soberanía

• plaza de soberania

From Spanish plaza de soberanía (literally “(fortified) town of sovereignty”), often translated as “stronghold of sovereignty”.

plaza de soberanía (plural plazas de soberanía)

1. Any of a number of cities and islands on and off the coast of North Africa which were historically considered part of "Spain proper" and thus remain under Spanish control even after decolonization.

• IPA^(key): /ˌplaθa de sobeɾaˈnia/ [ˌpla.θa ð̞e so.β̞e.ɾaˈni.a] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌplasa de sobeɾaˈnia/ [ˌpla.sa ð̞e so.β̞e.ɾaˈni.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pla‧za de so‧be‧ra‧ní‧a

plaza de soberanía f (plural plazas de soberanía)

1. Any of a number of cities and islands on and off the coast of North Africa which were historically considered part of "Spain proper" and thus remain under Spanish control even after decolonization.

• plazas mayores
• plazas menores

• “plaza de soberanía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024