Jerez

[ he-reth, -res ]

noun

1. a city in southwestern Spain: noted for its sherry. Also called Je·rez de la Fron·te·ra [he-, reth, , th, e lah frawn-, te, -rah]. Formerly Xe·res [he, -, r, es].

adjective

1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling sherry from Jerez.

Jerez

/ xeˈrɛθ /

noun

1. a town in SW Spain: famous for the making of sherry. Pop: 191 002 (2003 est) Official nameJerez de la Fronteraxeˈrɛð ðe la frɔnˈtera Former nameXeres

Example Sentences

I went to Jerez, with a letter from Pastia to a dealer in anisette whose house was the smugglers' meeting-place.

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To the west we distinguish Jerez, 40 miles away, and beyond it the shining Atlantic.

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Even Jerez with its 60,000 inhabitants boasts no suburban zone.

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Jerez climbed a tall tree and coming down reported forest and mountain, and naught else.

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Between Cadiz and Seville you stop at the buffet of Jerez to drink a glass of sherry in its native place.

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