Juárez

[wahr-ez, hwah-res]

noun

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

2. Ciudad. Ciudad Juárez.

Juárez

¹

/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

1. short for Ciudad Juárez

Juárez

²

/ 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

Example Sentences

In his time servicing ATMs in Ciudad Juárez, he said he was kidnapped twice and at one point stabbed by people intent on stealing the cash.

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Most were angry at exorbitant rent hikes, unregulated holiday lettings, and the endless influx of Americans and Europeans into the city's trendy neighbourhoods like Condesa, Roma and La Juárez, forcing out long-term residents.

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As we wander through her former neighbourhood streets in La Juárez, the memories come flooding back.

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

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Long-term residents of the Prim Building, a 1920s architectural gem located in La Juárez district, they were visited by officials clutching eviction papers.

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