Batista

American  

[buh-tee-stuh, bah-tees-tah] / bəˈti stə, bɑˈtis tɑ /

noun

1. Fulgencio Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar, 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.

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Batista British  

/ baˈtista /

noun

1. Fulgencio (fulˈxenθjo), full name Batista y Zaldívar . 1901–73, Cuban military leader and dictator: president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59); overthrown by Fidel Castro

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Example Sentences

Rubio grew up in an exile community that saw Batista’s replacement, Fidel Castro, remain in power for decades, despite a U.S. embargo.

From Los Angeles Times

“That’s the biggest impact that you can see in supply,” Wesley Batista Filho, who runs JBS’s U.S. business, said last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Less than four years before, in November 1956, Castro and a force of eighty-one rebels had sailed from Mexico to Cuba, determined to retake their homeland from a corrupt dictator, Fulgencio Batista.

From Literature

Batista helped it all happen, while pocketing millions.

From Literature

Standouts in the large supporting cast included soprano Ellie Dehn as Joe’s mother and Amanda Batista as Helen, a perky radio actress.

From The Wall Street Journal