Ciudad Juárez

[ syoo-th ahth  hwah-res ]
/ syuˈðɑð ˈʰwɑ rɛs /

noun

a city in N Mexico, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.

Definition for ciudad juarez (2 of 2)

Juárez
[ wahr-ez; Spanish hwah-res ]
/ ˈwɑr ɛz; Spanish ˈʰwɑ rɛs /

noun

Be·ni·to (Pa·blo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/,1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
Ciudad. Ciudad Juárez.

British Dictionary definitions for ciudad juarez (1 of 3)

Juárez 1
/ (Spanish ˈxwarɛθ) /

noun

short for Ciudad Juárez

British Dictionary definitions for ciudad juarez (2 of 3)

Juárez 2
/ (Spanish ˈxwarɛθ) /

noun

Benito Pablo (beˈnito ˈpaβlo). 1806–72, Mexican statesman. As president (1861–65; 1867–72) he thwarted Napoleon III's attempt to impose an empire under Maximilian and introduced many reforms

British Dictionary definitions for ciudad juarez (3 of 3)

Ciudad Juárez
/ (Spanish siuˈðað ˈxwarɛs) /

noun

a city in N Mexico, in Chihuahua state on the Río Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. Pop: 1 469 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1888): El Paso del Norte (ɛl ˈpaso del ˈnɔrte)