Somoza
[ saw-maw-sah; English suh-moh-zuh, -moh-suh ]
/ sɔˈmɔ sɑ; English səˈmoʊ zə, -ˈmoʊ sə /
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noun
A·nas·ta·sio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw], /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/, Anastasio Somoza García, 1896–1956, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1937–47, 1950–56 (father of Anastasio and Luis Somoza Debayle).
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Words nearby Somoza
somnolescent, Somnus, Somogyi effect, Somogyi unit, somoni, Somoza, Somoza Debayle, so much, so much as, so much for, so much the
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It was regarded as so deeply onerous that the dictator Anastasio “Tachito” Somoza abolished it in 1970.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEASTHe was also buddies with Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza.