Ortega

/ (ɔːˈteɪɡə) /

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noun

Daniel, full surname Ortega Saavedra. born 1945, Nicaraguan politician and former resistance leader; president of Nicaragua (1985–90) and from 2007

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Words nearby Ortega

Orsk, or so, Orson, ort, ortanique, Ortega, Ortegal, Ortega Saavedra, Ortega y Gasset, orth-, orthergasia

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How to use Ortega in a sentence

So to hear such fervent anti-Ortega sentiment from previously devoted campesinos and compañeros is unprecedented.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ortega has dismissed the allegations of autocracy and fraud that have afflicted his presidency as politically motivated.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Rodenhouse and Ortega were talking about nails when they began researching their project.
Nail Polish Is the Next Wearable Tech|Elizabeth Lopatto|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Francisca Ortega Ramirez wanted her three children to help her decide whether to ask to reopen the case of her husband.
Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer|Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The only big ones we really have to deal with now, it seems, are Ortega and Murillo.
In Nicaragua Earthquakes and Politics Play Hell With Holy Week|Monica Seoane|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Portola nodded and observed Ortega's sharp commands wheel a dozen mounted soldados into line.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
When she had finished she passed on to the pathetic little histories of Éléna Duncan and Benicia Ortega.
The Californians|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Ortega was shot, but the princes saved their lives, and that of Elio, by making an abject surrender of their claims.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
In 1537 Ortega was engaged to repair the damaged or broken panes at a yearly salary of 11,250 maravedis.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume II (of 3)|Leonard Williams
Subsequently, it was visited by Ortega in 1815 and Estudillo in 1819 but these writers gave no population figures.
The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California|Sherburne F. Cook