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conquistador

noun

, NAmE//kɑŋˈkistəˌdɔr//

(pl. conquistadores

, NAmE//kɑŋˌkistəˈdɔreɪz//

or conquistadors) (from Spanish)

one of the Spanish people who took control of Mexico and Peru by force in the 16th century

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