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Western Sahara
geographical name
Definition of WESTERN SAHARA
territory NW Africa; formerly a Spanish possession, divided 1975 between Mauritania, which gave up its claim in August 1979, & Morocco, which subsequently occupied the entire territory area 102,703 square miles (266,001 square kilometers), pop 416,500
— Western Saharan adjective
Variants of WESTERN SAHARA
Western Sahara or formerly Spanish Sahara
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