Castro

American  

[kas-troh, kahs-traw] / ˈkæs troʊ, ˈkɑs trɔ /

noun

1. Cipriano 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.

2. Fidel Fidel Castro Ruz, 1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: prime minister 1959–76 and president 1976–2008.

3. Raúl Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, born 1931, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: minister of defense 1959–2008 and president 2008–2018.

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Castro British  

/ ˈkæstrəʊ, ˈkastro /

noun

1. Fidel (fɪˈdɛl; Spanish fiˈðɛl). full name Fidel Castro Ruz. born 1927, Cuban revolutionary and statesman: led the communist overthrow of the Batista dictatorship in 1959; prime minister (1959–76), president (1976–2008)

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Example Sentences

The two countries became adversaries shortly after the Castro brothers descended from Cuba’s Sierra Maestra mountains with a bearded crew of guerrillas in 1959.

From The Wall Street Journal

After several years of moving about, he was living in Cuba with his mother and brother when, in 1959, Fidel Castro took control of the island nation.

From The Wall Street Journal

California 80, Pioneer 52: Leonel Castro had 32 points for Pioneer.

From Los Angeles Times

Chávez, a former army officer inspired by Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries such as Simón Bolivar and Fidel Castro, was one of the most consequential political figures in recent Latin American history.

From Los Angeles Times

Castro, in her lengthy post on X, also said she had signed a decree passed by the Central American country's legislature demanding a recount of the November 30 presidential election.

From Barron's