Associations to the word «Corregidor»

Wiktionary

CORREGIDOR, noun. The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.

Dictionary definition

CORREGIDOR, noun. The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras