corregidor

¹

[ kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr; Spanish kawr-re-hee-thawr ]

noun

, plural cor·reg·i·dors, cor·reg·i·do·res [k, uh, -, reg, -i-, dawr, -eez, -, dohr, -, kaw, r, -, r, e-hee-, thaw, -, r, es].

1. the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.
2. History/Historical. (in Spanish America)
   1. a minor administrative unit.
   2. the chief officer of such a district.

Corregidor

²

[ kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr; Spanish kawr-re-hee-thawr ]

noun

1. an island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines: U.S. forces defeated by the Japanese in May, 1942. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).

Corregidor

/ kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔː /

noun

1. an island at the entrance to Manila Bay, in the Philippines: site of the defeat of American forces by the Japanese (1942) in World War II

Word History and Origins

Origin of corregidor¹

1585–95; < Spanish, derivative of corregir to correct

Example Sentences

Deputies responded to the 700 block of West Corregidor Street for reports of a person who was shot, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

Army Forces in the Far East, ordered U.S. and Philippine troops to evacuate Manila and to withdraw to the jungle-clad Bataan Peninsula and nearby island fortress on Corregidor.

From Los Angeles Times

Army Pacific, to the island of Corregidor earlier this month, where, as part of a tour, they both looked at the American guns that were supplied to the Philippines in the early 1900s.

From New York Times

In 1942, during World War II, some 15,000 American and Filipino troops on Corregidor island surrendered to Japanese forces.

From Washington Times

In 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II.

From Washington Times