Trujillo

American  

[troo-hee-oh, troo-hee-yaw] / truˈhi oʊ, truˈhi jɔ /

noun

1. Rafael Leonidas Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, 1891–1961, Dominican general and politician: president 1930–38, 1942–52.

2. a seaport in NW Peru.

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Trujillo ¹ British  

/ truˈxijo /

noun

1. a city in NW Peru: founded 1535; university (1824); centre of a district producing rice and sugar cane. Pop: 686 000 (2005 est)

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Trujillo ² British  

/ truˈxijo /

noun

1. Rafael ( Léonidas ) (ˌrafaˈel), original name Rafael Léonidas Trujillo Molina . 1891–1961, Dominican dictator, who governed the Dominican Republic (1930–61) with the help of a powerful police force: assassinated

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Trujillo

He joined the Augustinian mission in Chulucanas, in the Peruvian department of Piura, and the following year, joined the mission in the city of Trujillo.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star Angie Katsanevas and husband Shawn Trujillo are separating after nearly three decades of marriage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The landscape designer Sebastian Trujillo negotiated an informal agreement to share content on the job after being hired by filmmaker Fabiola Beracasa Beckman to work on her Greenwich Village townhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Speaking outside court on Friday, Det Ch Insp Neil John, who led the investigation, said Trujillo and Wilkins were "much-loved women" and praised their families for demonstrating "incredible dignity and remarkable resolve".

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Trujillo was doing all the crazy things of a trapped animal.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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