Barrios

[ bahr-ryaws ]

noun

1. Jus·to Ru·fi·no [hoo, -staw , r, oo-, fee, -naw], 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.

Example Sentences

Jennylyn M Barrios’ job as a make-up artist takes her all over Manila – precious time away from Uno, her 10-month-old son.

From BBC

Their continued refusal to erect a memorial to the barrios upon which Dodger Stadium was built contradicts the spirit of a city that wants to grapple with all of its history, comfortable and not.

From Los Angeles Times

How he inspired Latinos to root for a franchise whose original sin was building a ballpark on the site of barrios that the city had demolished in the name of progress.

From Los Angeles Times

These expats are especially vulnerable to misinformation about communism because of the trauma they experienced fleeing repression, said Samantha Barrios, a Venezuelan-American based in Miami, Florida, who votes Democrat.

From BBC

In April 2009, judges found him guilty of authorising death-squad killings in two incidents known as La Cantuta and Barrios Altos, and the kidnapping of a journalist and a businessman.

From BBC