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Batlle y Ordóñez

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[baht-ye ee awr-thaw-nyes] / ˈbɑt yɛ i ɔrˈðɔ nyɛs /

noun

  1. José 1856–1929, Uruguayan statesman: president of Uruguay 1903–07, 1911–15.

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A mechanical engineer, he had spent the majority of his years in fossil fuels, with many of them at Montevideo’s José Batlle y Ordóñez, then the largest thermal plant in the country.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Batlle y Ordóñez, José, president of Uruguay, speech of, 60-63.

From Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root by Bacon, Robert

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