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Angostura

British  
/ aŋɡɔsˈtura /

noun

  1. the former name (1764–1846) for Ciudad Bolívar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The accident took place in the Angostura municipality Tuesday, when a wall collapsed at a mine known as Bulla Loca, which can only be reached by an hours-long boat ride.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

In his Angostura Address, Bolívar outlined his ideas about how to balance freedom and order as well as how to navigate sensitive race relations.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Add a dash of the molasses bitters and a dash of the Angostura bitters.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

If you don’t have pimento bitters, Angostura makes a fine substitute.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2021

Victory after victory crowned his efforts, until he established his head-quarters at Angostura, on the Orinoco.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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