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El Paso

American  
[el pas-oh] / ɛl ˈpæs oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande.

El Paso British  
/ ɛl ˈpæsəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Pop: 584 113 (2003 est)

"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
El Paso Cultural  

  1. City in Texas on the border between Mexico and the United States.

Example Sentences

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But it wasn’t enough to put the former congressman from El Paso over the top.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

New research from The University of Texas at El Paso suggests that habit may come with an unexpected downside.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

“We are increasing our investment in El Paso to more than $10 billion and will now support more than 300 jobs at the data center once completed,” Meta said in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The new restriction comes after federal aviation officials shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas, earlier this month in response to CBP’s use of a high-energy laser weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

I bumped into him by pure chance in a trinket shop in El Paso.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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