Juárez

[ wahr-ez; Spanish hwah-res ]

noun

1. Be·ni·to (Pa·blo) [be-, nee, -taw , pah, -vlaw], 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
2. Ciudad. Ciudad Juárez.

Juárez

¹

/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

1. JuárezBenito Pablo18061872MMexicanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Benito Pablo (beˈnito ˈpaβlo). 1806–72, Mexican statesman. As president (1861–65; 1867–72) he thwarted Napoleon III's attempt to impose an empire under Maximilian and introduced many reforms

Juárez

²

/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

1. See Ciudad Juárez
   short for Ciudad Juárez

Example Sentences

Some of the women live together at San Juan Apóstol, a Juárez shelter for migrant women, while receiving treatment, so they can support and advocate for each other.

From Time

There, Chavarría and Patricia Galarza, a Juárez psychologist, offered free physical and mental health care.

From Time

There, Leticia Chavarría, a Juárez physician and fierce advocate for migrant women, offered to examine her at no cost.

From Time

After a kind stranger in Juárez told Xiomara the name of a shelter he knew, she took her children, ages 10, 6 and 4, only to find it was full.

From Time

Whether the wall in Juárez remains may depend on who walks the West Wing Colonnade in the morning.

From Time

This house on Parsioneros, after all, was only one of many such narco-tombs in Juarez, known as narcofosas.

From The Daily Beast

Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.

From The Daily Beast

“The government just wanted to catch the big fish [in the Juarez cartel] and they ignored everything in between,” Lozoya said.

From The Daily Beast

Arturo in particular built up the organization and aligned it with the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels in the early 2000s.

From The Daily Beast

Sister networks formed in cities like Juarez, Chihuahua and Guadalajara.

From The Daily Beast

The fate of the Emperor Maximilian was now in the hands of Juarez.

From Project Gutenberg

Juarez is the only President of Mexico who has died in the occupancy of his office!

From Project Gutenberg

But it remained for Juarez himself, driven by necessity, to commit the act which settled the fortunes of his country.

From Project Gutenberg

"Why are you Senoritas going to Juarez at this time," asked one of the officials.

From Project Gutenberg

As they moved down the street to catch the car for Juarez, Big Boy followed.

From Project Gutenberg