Matanzas

[ muh-tan-zuh s; Spanish mah-tahn-sahs ]

/ məˈtæn zəs; Spanish mɑˈtɑn sɑs /

noun

a seaport on the NW coast of Cuba.

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Examples from the Web for matanzas

It is reported on the best authority that Gomez has crossed the Matanzas border, and is now in Havana province.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 44, September 9, 1897|Various
There are two other smaller churches in the town, but Matanzas is looked upon, throughout the country, as anything but orthodox.
Cuba Past and Present|Richard Davey
About nine miles on a circuitous road towards Matanzas, was a plantation where he was employed in building a house.
Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates,|Daniel Collins
The torch once applied to this vast tinder box, with the prevailing easterly winds, all Matanzas was aflame.
The History of Cuba, vol. 5|Willis Fletcher Johnson

The value of the hides and tallow derived from the annual matanzas may be estimated at 372,000 dollars.
What I Saw in California|Edwin Bryant

British Dictionary definitions for matanzas

Matanzas

/ (məˈtænzəs, Spanish maˈtanθas) /

noun

a port in W central Cuba: founded in 1693 and developed into the second city of Cuba in the mid-19th century; exports chiefly sugar. Pop: 130 000 (2005 est)

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