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Matamoros

Matamoros

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A city in northeast Mexico across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas
  • proper noun
  • /ˌmætəˈmɔroʊs/
: Matamoros
  • The customs office in Matamoros, Mexico, is often busy with travelers from the United States.
  • Matamoros and Brownsville
  • Matamoros, Mexico
  • border at Matamoros

Examples

  • I got friends in Matamoros.

    Bandolero! (1968)

  • - It leaves out of Matamoros at 6:00.

    The Thinning: New World Order (2018)

  • He was born in Matamoros, Mexico, a city within a city within walking distance of the United States.

  • We'll just rest up here a few days, ride on to Hidalgo for supplies, then push on to Matamoros.

    Bandolero! (1968)

  • Ventura (Martinez) Alonzo was born in Matamoros in 1905.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I visited Matamoros, Mexico, which is right across the river from Brownsville, Texas.

  • There are many interesting shops in Matamoros, Mexico, that attract tourists from nearby cities.

Surface Forms

Matamoros main

Etymology

Matamoros comes from Spanish parts mata ('kill') and Moros ('Moors', the Muslim people from North Africa who once fought in Spain). So the name originally meant 'killer of Moors', a historical reference that makes the city name easier to remember.