Paz

American  

[pahz, pahs] / pɑz, pɑs /

noun

1. Octavio 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist: Nobel Prize 1990.

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Paz British  

/ pas /

noun

1. Octavio (ɔkˈtaβjo). 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist. His poems include the cycle Piedra de Sol (1957) and Blanco (1967). Nobel prize for literature 1990

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Example Sentences

Holly Irwin, a La Paz County supervisor who for years has pushed to protect the area’s water, said she’s pleased the state finally acted “to stop the bleeding that threatens the vitality of our community.”

From Los Angeles Times

The state’s action will prohibit landowners from irrigating any additional farmland in this part of La Paz County and require those with high-capacity wells to start reporting how much water they use.

From Los Angeles Times

If there is anyone who believes in the power of manifestation, it is Fuerza Regida frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz.

From Los Angeles Times

At a meeting in mid-December, more than 150 residents of La Paz County sat listening in folding chairs as state officials underlined the severity of the declines in groundwater levels by showing graphs with lines sloping steeply downward.

From Los Angeles Times

The Arizona Department of Water Resources proposed a new “active management area” to preserve groundwater in this part of La Paz County, which would prohibit the irrigation of additional farmland in the area and require landowners with high-capacity wells to start measuring and reporting how much water they use.

From Los Angeles Times