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Definition of Río de Oro in English:

Río de Oro

proper noun

  • An arid region on the Atlantic coast of north-western Africa, forming the southern part of Western Sahara. It was united with Saguia el-Hamra in 1958 to form the province of Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara).

Pronunciation

Río de Oro

/ˌriːəʊ deɪ ˈɔːrəʊ/