Ciudad Juárez

[ syoo-thahth hwah-res ]

noun

1. a city in N Mexico, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.

Ciudad Juárez

/ siuˈðað ˈxwarɛs /

noun

1. a city in N Mexico, in Chihuahua state on the Río Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. Pop: 1 469 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1888)El Paso del Norteɛl ˈpaso del ˈnɔrte

Example Sentences

One of his colleagues, while working in Ciudad Juárez, ordered another colleague to shoot a fleeing suspect in the back.

From Time

In Ciudad Juarez alone, the city most engulfed by violence, 2,600 people were killed last year.

From The Daily Beast

The railway from Ciudad Juarez to Terrazas passes through the town.

From Project Gutenberg