Río de Oro

[ ree-aw the aw-raw ]

noun

1. the southern part of Western Sahara.

Río de Oro

/ ˈrio ðe ˈoro /

noun

1. a former region of W Africa: comprised the S part of the Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara)

Example Sentences

There's a caravan camped ashore here, on its way to the Rio de Oro, with close on a hundred camel-loads of such things as silk and ivory—and jewels—and gold—and girls.

From Project Gutenberg

Stella Dysart sold part of her share to Rio de Oro for $300,000 in stock, still holds a 12�% royalty interest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lou Lothmann sold out his original interest in the Dysart land to Rio de Oro Uranium Mines, Inc. for $200,000 in stock.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1493 Pope Alexander VI issued a bull dividing the overseas world between Spain and Portugal; today Spain holds Spanish Morocco, and such fruitless African enclaves as Rio de Oro.

From Time Magazine Archive

The remainder of the area is divided between Spain's Rio de Oro, a corner of Algeria, the huge French West African province of Mauritania, and a chunk of the French Sudan reaching a few hundred miles north of legendary Timbuktu.

From Time Magazine Archive