Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings;
- Example: "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Presidio \Pre*si"di*o\, n. [Sp.]
A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a
garrison or guardhouse.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
presidio
n 1: a fortress established in the southwestern United States by
the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other
holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio"
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Presidio -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 7304
Housing Units (2000): 3299
Land area (2000): 3855.505174 sq. miles (9985.712134 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.749851 sq. miles (1.942105 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3856.255025 sq. miles (9987.654239 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 29.986907 N, 104.235904 W
Headwords:
Presidio
Presidio, TX
Presidio County
Presidio County, TX
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Presidio, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 4167
Housing Units (2000): 1541
Land area (2000): 2.572024 sq. miles (6.661512 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.572024 sq. miles (6.661512 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59396
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 29.561272 N, 104.366522 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79845
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Presidio, TX
Presidio