Castro

American  

[kas-troh, kahs-traw] / ˈkæs troʊ, ˈkɑs trɔ /

noun

1. Cipriano 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.

2. Fidel Fidel Castro Ruz, 1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: prime minister 1959–76 and president 1976–2008.

3. Raúl Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, born 1931, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: minister of defense 1959–2008 and president 2008–2018.

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Castro British  

/ ˈkæstrəʊ, ˈkastro /

noun

1. Fidel (fɪˈdɛl; Spanish fiˈðɛl). full name Fidel Castro Ruz. born 1927, Cuban revolutionary and statesman: led the communist overthrow of the Batista dictatorship in 1959; prime minister (1959–76), president (1976–2008)

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Example Sentences

Castro, in her lengthy post on X, also said she had signed a decree passed by the Central American country's legislature demanding a recount of the November 30 presidential election.

From Barron's

The 54-year-old top American diplomat is the son of immigrants who fled Fidel Castro's Cuba.

From Barron's

For decades, Cuban intelligence agents were Cold War stars, dismantling plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, recruiting senior U.S. government officials and protecting heads of state from Angola to Panama.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

He successfully pushed for more density in his district, allowing accessory dwelling units in the Castro neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal