Buena Vista

American  

[bwe-nah vees-tah] / ˈbwɛ nɑ ˈvis tɑ /

noun

1. a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: American victory in battle (1847) during the Mexican War.

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Buena Vista British  

/ ˈbwena ˈvista /

noun

1. a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: site of the defeat of the Mexicans by US forces (1847)

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Example Sentences

Several years later, he was approached by Disney’s Buena Vista Productions to make an American version of a successful British morning show he created.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

During Parsons’ development process with Buena Vista, he’d met fellow British TV producer Mark Burnett at a party in Los Angeles where he’d told him about the reality competition format he was building.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The Corona Animal Shelter responded in a community update Tuesday, saying that its officers responded to a report of a dog “behaving aggressively” in the 300 block of South Buena Vista on Jan. 15.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

This year's nominations are led overall by the musicals Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending, which have 10 each.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

But places were also named from the way the expedition felt at the time: Buena Esperenza, good hope; Buena Vista because the view was beautiful; and Chualar because it was pretty.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck