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Jerez

American

[he-reth, -res] / hɛˈrɛθ, -ˈrɛs /

noun

Also called Jerez de la Frontera. Formerly Xeres. a city in southwestern Spain: noted for its sherry.

adjective

pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling sherry from Jerez.

Jerez British

/ xeˈrɛθ /

noun

Former name: Xeres. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera. a town in SW Spain: famous for the making of sherry. Pop: 191 002 (2003 est)

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There will be few opportunities for the sprinters, although time-trial specialists will be able to target the opening stage and the 18th stage to Jerez de la Frontera.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Areas across the south - including Huelva and Cartaya - have also been hit by heavy rains, while hundreds of families in the city of Jerez have had to be evacuated from their homes.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

Thanks to a technique capable of identifying these compounds in very low quantities, the team found seven specific polyphenols also present in wines from Montilla-Moriles, Jerez and Sanlúcar.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

The Jerez de la Frontera track in southern Spain hosted races from 1986-90, and in 1994 and 1997.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

One of the Jerez wine merchants, German by birth, shared the railway carriage with me for a while, and after the social wont of Continental travel fell to discussing the war.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee

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