La Guardia

American  

[luh gwahr-dee-uh] / lə ˈgwɑr di ə /

noun

1. Fiorello H(enry) 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.

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La Guardia British  

/ ləˈɡwɑːdɪə /

noun

1. Fiorello H ( enry ) (ˌfɪəˈrɛləʊ). 1882–1947, US politician. As mayor of New York (1933–45), he organized slum-clearance and labour safeguard schemes and suppressed racketeering

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Example Sentences

Flight annulments at New York’s La Guardia and Newark’s Liberty International airports were almost as high.

From Barron's

In 1937 Secretary of State Cordell Hull apologized to the German government after New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia referred to Hitler as “a fanatic who is now menacing the peace of the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia was responsible for the creation of New York Municipal Airport, which opened in 1939.

From Slate

Departures to John F Kennedy International, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, and La Guardia were delayed by nearly three hours, over 2.5 hours, and about an hour, respectively, the FAA reported as of Saturday afternoon.

From BBC

In 1941, the lack of adequate child care prompted the administration of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia to fund a handful of already existing nursery schools, including the New Deal nurseries whose federal funding had dried up.

From Salon