Perón

[ puh-rohn; Spanish pe-rawn ]

noun

1. E·va Duar·te de [ee, -v, uh, , dwahr, -tey d, uh, e, -vah , dwahr, -te , th, e], 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
2. Juan (Do·min·go) [wahn d, uh, -, ming, -goh, hwahn daw-, meeng, -gaw], 1895–1974, Argentine military and political leader: president 1946–55, 1973–74.

Perón

/ peˈrɔn /

noun

1. PerónJuan Domingo18951974MArgentinianMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Juan Domingo (xwan doˈmɪnɡo). 1895–1974, Argentine soldier and statesman; dictator (1946–55). He was deposed in 1955, remaining in exile until 1973, when he was elected president (1973–74)
2. PerónMaría Estella1931FArgentinianPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman his third wife, María Estella (maˈria esˈteʎa), known as Isabel. born 1931, president of Argentina (1974–76); deposed
3. Perón(María) Eva19191952FArgentinianFILMS AND TV: actressPOLITICS: politician ( María ) Eva ( Duarte ) de Perón (ˈeβa), known as Evita. Second wife of Juan Domingo Perón. 1919–52, Argentine film actress: active in politics and social welfare (1946–52)

Derived Forms

• Peˈronist, nounadjective

Example Sentences

Those free elections eventually brought Juan Perón back to the presidency in 1974, but he died that same year.

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That makes him pretty much the most famous Argentine since Eva Perón.

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Like a modern-day Eva Perón, Julian Assange emerged to speak from the balcony of Ecuador's London embassy.

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