Ciudad Trujillo

American

[syoo-thahth troo-hee-yaw] / syuˈðɑð truˈhi yɔ /

noun

former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo.

Ciudad Trujillo British

/ siuˈðað truˈxiʎo /

noun

the former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo

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Ciudad Trujillo, six weeks after Dictator Trujillo's assassination, is a far different place than it was under the tyrant who renamed it when he came to power in 1930�or so it seems.

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In Ciudad Trujillo, where people were celebrating the 450th anniversary of the city's founding by Columbus' brother, five churches were damaged and ordered closed.

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Then last week he met Harrison in a Ciudad Trujillo hotel casino, raised such a row about the Confidential story that bouncers escorted him out.

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The cozy colony for retired dictators in Ciudad Trujillo is breaking up.

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In Ciudad Trujillo, President Joaquin Balaguer immediately invited the OAS investigators to return and see for themselves.

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