Spanish West Africa

noun

1. a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara

Example Sentences

Both at Ifni and in Spanish West Africa farther down the coast, the little war showed signs of spreading last week.

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On the wall of the governor's office was a map of "Greater Morocco" showing not only Ifni but also all of Spanish West Africa and French Mauritania as part of King Mohammed V's realm.

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