Ciudad Trujillo

[ syoo-thahthtroo-hee-yaw ]

/ syuˈðɑð truˈhi yɔ /

Save This Word!

noun

former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Ciudad Trujillo

Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Madero, Ciudad Obregón, Ciudad Ojeda, Ciudad Real, Ciudad Trujillo, Ciudad Victoria, Civ., civet, civet cat, civic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Ciudad Trujillo in a sentence

Michael Trujillo, who was a field director for the Clinton campaign, is now advising Greuel as well.
Obama Vs. Clinton, the Rematch, in the Los Angeles Race for Mayor|David Freedlander|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I first heard about Ciudad Blanca, or the White City, in 2008 while reporting a magazine story about the drug trade in Honduras.
An Obsessive’s Search for a Lost Jungle City|Christopher S. Stewart|December 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And Trujillo points out trade with the Americas can be as large or larger than with China or India.
Mitt Romney’s Immigration Gap Highlighted by Supreme Court Arizona Ruling|Mark McKinnon|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Rafael Trujillo was the heavy-handed military dictator of the Dominican Republic in 1961.
J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI’s War on Americans’ Civil Liberties|Ben Jacobs|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But some people in Ciudad Nueva say that the ground beneath their feet has been acting strangely for years.
Will Sinkholes Swallow This City?|Constantino Diaz-Duran|June 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida fell without the English commander making any apparent effort to relieve them.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Overborne by their counsels, after lying in front of the position for three days he withdrew to Ciudad Rodrigo.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The English had to cover their single line of communication, which ran through Ciudad Rodrigo.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Ney, with 50,000 men, began the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in earnest.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty
But Wellington was forced here, as at Ciudad, to fight against time.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for Ciudad Trujillo

Ciudad Trujillo

/ (Spanish siuˈðað truˈxiʎo) /

noun

the former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012