Mendoza

American  

[men-doh-zuh, men-daw-sah, -thah] / mɛnˈdoʊ zə, mɛnˈdɔ sɑ, -θɑ /

noun

1. Pedro de 1487–1537, Spanish soldier and explorer: founder of the first colony of Buenos Aires 1536?.

2. a city in W central Argentina.

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Mendoza ¹ British  

/ menˈdoθa, mɛnˈdəʊzə /

noun

1. a city in W central Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierra de los Paramillos: largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1861; commercial centre of an intensively cultivated irrigated region; University of Cuyo (1939). Pop: 1 072 000 (2005 est)

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Mendoza ² British  

/ menˈdoθa /

noun

1. Pedro de (ˈpeðro de). died 1537, Spanish soldier and explorer; founder of Buenos Aires (1536)

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Mendoza

It’s only a matter of time until Mendoza takes over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Whenever Mendoza enters the fray, he will have to move faster than ever before in his career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"We’re grateful that the pope has blessed us so that we can create his image," 48-year-old worker Lener Mendoza said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Peters invited Mendoza to his parents’ Cape Cod home and offered to send a ride-share car to pick her up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He wanted to bind the Alacrans to the powerful political machine Senator Mendoza ruled in the United States.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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