Conquistador
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /kənˈkistədɔɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conquistador is a noun meaning A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
Meaning
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
Word Forms
- conquistadors
- conquistadores
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colonizer, invader, conqueree, vanquisher, explorista, reconqueror.
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