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Cienfuegos

American  
[syen-fwe-gaws] / sjɛnˈfwɛ gɔs /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Cuba.


Cienfuegos British  
/ siɛnˈfueɣɔs /

noun

  1. a port in S Cuba, on Cienfuegos Bay . Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)

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The Mexican Attorney General’s Office said at the time that it found no evidence that Cienfuegos protected or aided cartel members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Guillermo Cienfuegos, who directed Rogue Machine’s superb production of “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” leans into the strangeness of “Evanston” without losing sight of the delicate amiability that marks the characters’ twisted behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

López Obrador forced the Trump administration to return Cienfuegos to Mexico, where he was awarded a major military decoration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

The men of the Yumuri sugar co-operative in Cuba have worked the cane fields around the city of Cienfuegos since they were old enough to wield a machete.

From BBC ● May 17, 2024

We’d met the day before, and she’d told me her story of coming from Cienfuegos, Cuba, about two months ago.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

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