Matamoros

American  

[mat-uh-mawr-uhs, -mohr-, mah-tah-maw-raws] / ˌmæt əˈmɔr əs, -ˈmoʊr-, ˌmɑ tɑˈmɔ rɔs /

noun

1. a seaport in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Brownsville, Texas.

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Matamoros British  

/ ˌmætəˈmɔːrəs, mataˈmorɔs /

noun

1. a port in NE Mexico, on the Río Grande: scene of bitter fighting during the US-Mexican War; centre of a cotton-growing area. Pop: 481 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

As the eldest of four brothers, raised by parents from a small rancho in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, she was embedded in a culture where machismo ran deep.

From Los Angeles Times

She hailed from Matamoros, a city in the northern state of Tamaulipas and launched her career in Monterrey before moving to Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times

The two men rang the bell at the Resource Center Matamoros, a migrant aid group in the Mexican border city, and, speaking in broken Spanish, said they were looking for volunteer work.

From New York Times

The text appeared to lift a paragraph from Resource Center Matamoros’ English-language website, reciting the first two sentences verbatim, but translated to Spanish.

From Seattle Times

The overcrowded Casa Migrante Matamoros is less a shelter than it is a temporary city, with tiny tents aligned in neat, endless rows.

From Los Angeles Times