Ciudad Juárez

[ syoo-thahth hwah-res ]

noun

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

Ciudad Juárez

/ siuˈðað ˈxwarɛs /

noun

1. 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 Norteɛl ˈpaso del ˈnɔrte

Example Sentences

Migrants in the border towns of Mexicali and Ciudad Juárez were being turned away, and the word was spreading.

From New York Times

The new policy changed the plans of Ibeth María del Villar San Juan, who arrived in Ciudad Juárez from Venezuela on Monday with her husband and 8-year-old daughter.

From New York Times

Fabiola Yépez, a 20-year-old mother from Venezuela, was sheltering under a bridge in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with her toddler son when she first learned of President Biden’s new executive order restricting asylum seekers.

From New York Times

Born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Merritt and her four younger siblings were raised in cardboard shelters with dirt floors and no electricity.

From Los Angeles Times

Four months later, she and her husband and 2-year-old daughter, three nieces and a nephew were living in a shelter in Ciudad Juárez, constantly refreshing the app.

From Los Angeles Times