Juárez

American  

[wahr-ez, hwah-res] / ˈwɑr ɛz, ˈʰwɑ rɛs /

noun

1. Benito (Pablo) 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.

2. Ciudad. Ciudad Juárez.

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Juárez ¹ British  

/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

1. short for Ciudad Juárez

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Juárez ² British  

/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

1. Benito Pablo (beˈnito ˈpaβlo). 1806–72, Mexican statesman. As president (1861–65; 1867–72) he thwarted Napoleon III's attempt to impose an empire under Maximilian and introduced many reforms

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Example Sentences

But the new study’s “premise that the majority of disappearances are voluntary absences minimizes the responsibility of the state,” concluded the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Center for Human Rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

She called me days after his death, while she was still living in a shelter in the largely cartel-controlled Mexican border town of Juárez.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Tonka sought out lower-cost production sites, landing in El Paso, Texas, and nearby Juárez, Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

"I think the soul of La Juárez has died a bit," she laments.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

He unfolds the Mexico map—which he hadn’t done before—and is shocked to discover there’s a second circle in addition to the one around Juárez.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone