Zapata

American

[zuh-pah-tuh, sah-pah-tah] / zəˈpɑ tə, sɑˈpɑ tɑ /

noun

Emiliano 1877?–1919, Mexican revolutionary and agrarian reformer: guerrilla leader 1911–16.

Zapata British

/ θaˈpata, zəˈpɑːtə /

noun

Emiliano (emiˈljano). ?1877–1919, Mexican guerrilla leader

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Example Sentences

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The California Highway Patrol was preparing to take over the pursuit but lost visual contact with the fleeing vehicle, Zapata said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Instead, it referenced the charges against Zapata Rivera’s wife and suggested he had only pretended to have a medical crisis while refusing help from paramedics.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

In early November, ICE agents in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, stopped a young father, Carlos Sebastian Zapata Rivera, as he drove with his family.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

Cuellar called for a recount, and officials in Webb and neighboring Zapata counties found hundreds of untallied ballots—some 80% of them cast for Cuellar—that gave him the victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Others had painted him among the greats: Zapata, Albizu Campos, Sandino, Marti, and Malcolm, along with a million Adelitas.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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