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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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Angostura Mayor Yorgi Arciniega said late Tuesday that he planned to take “some 30 caskets” to a community near the mine, indicating that officials feared the death toll could rise into the dozens.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Six cups of watermelon are blended into a smooth purée and mixed with club soda, fresh lime juice, and lots of drops of Angostura bitters.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2023

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

The Mexican chieftain expected an easy victory, and his army, inspired with his confidence, rushed from their mountains upon the small force of Americans drawn up in battle array on the plain of Angostura.

From The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country by Mann, Henry

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