Arias Sánchez

[ ahr-ee-uhs sahn-chez; Spanish ah-ree-ahs sahn-ches ]

/ ˈɑr i əs ˈsɑn tʃɛz; Spanish ˈɑ ri ɑs ˈsɑn tʃɛs /

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noun

Oscar, born 1941, Costa Rican politician: president 1986–90: Nobel Peace Prize 1987.

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Words nearby Arias Sánchez

aria da capo, Ariadne, Arian, Ariane, Arianism, Arias Sánchez, Arias-Stella phenomenon, Arias-Stella reaction, ariboflavinosis, Arica, Aricept

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How to use Arias Sánchez in a sentence

President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias laid a calming hand on 1980s El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Sanchez tells us the same story she told The New York Times.
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Carlos Sanchez shouts loud enough for the entire cafeteria to hear.
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Carlos Sanchez stumbles in with his buddy, Pablo, singing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
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Marine Staff Sergeant Dean Sanchez, in charge of USMC Wounded Warriors living in the Rocky Mountain region, joined me from Denver.
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Thomas Sanchez, a Spanish Jesuit, died, and was buried with extraordinary magnificence.
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Who knows, perhaps in three years time you will be hearing my opera and singing my arias.
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But I hear from my sister-in-law Mrs. Sanchez that she is in the same case, and has received no Footnote.
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They are referred to by Cogolludo, Sanchez Aguilar and other early historians.
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This was by the insurgent leaders, Colonel Sanchez and the priest Tapia.
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British Dictionary definitions for Arias Sánchez

Arias Sánchez

/ (ˈærɪæs ˈsæntʃɛz) /

noun

Oscar. born 1940, Costa Rican statesman; president (1986–90, 2006–2010); Nobel peace prize 1987

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