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noun
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.
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History
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish plaza de soberanía (literally “(fortified) town of sovereignty”), often translated as “stronghold of sovereignty”.
