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Juarez

Juarez

47 3.5
A city in northern Mexico by the Rio Grande across from El Paso, Texas
  • proper noun
  • /ˈhwɑːrɛz/
translation icon : Ciudad Juárez
  • I saw you in Juarez last week at Salamanca's house.
  • Ciudad Juarez
  • Juarez, Mexico
  • Juarez and El Paso

The DA was doing surveillance on that group of the cartel, the Juarez cartel.

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Examples

  • One example is the Ciudad Juarez-El Paso area, whose groundwater supply has been predicted to run dry in 20 years.

    Academic text (2005)
  • I was working on a case in Juarez.

  • It's not a little drive through Juarez anymore.

  • But it was at the end of the journey, in the Juarez station, when it happened.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The United States and Mexico met recently in Juarez to discuss the problem.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Next day, we were married in Juarez.

  • The other group will get into Texas the following day, through Juarez.

  • Let us welcome you to Juarez, with some real Mexican hospitality.

  • Additionally, Susana is a sophisticated woman who runs an expensive jewelry store in Juarez.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Next day, we were married in Juarez.

Synonyms

Ciudad Juarez
vsJuarez
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A city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande across from El Paso, Texas

is the same but phrases location as opposite El Paso instead of directly across

Compounds

A port city on Mexico's Pacific coast known for beaches and water sports

Surface Forms

Juarez main

Etymology

Juarez is named after Benito Juárez, a 19th-century Mexican president and national hero. So the city's name is a family name given to honor him and remember his role in Mexico.