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La Guardia

[ luh gwahr-dee-uh ]

noun

  1. Fi·o·rel·lo H(enry) [fee-, uh, -, rel, -oh], 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.


La Guardia

/ ləˈɡwɑːdɪə /

noun

  1. La GuardiaFiorello H(enry)18821947MUSPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: mayor Fiorello H ( enry ) (ˌfɪəˈrɛləʊ). 1882–1947, US politician. As mayor of New York (1933–45), he organized slum-clearance and labour safeguard schemes and suppressed racketeering
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Example Sentences

One of Panama’s former finance ministers, Dulcidio de la Guardia, says he is frustrated by the situation.

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“Cobre Panamá was the most important foreign investment in the country, second to the Panama Canal,” says Mr la Guardia, who held that cabinet position from 2014 to 2019.

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At La Guardia Airport, caviar service will be available for pre-order.

His recent fractured and frenzied giant mosaics — composed of ceramic, mirror shards, wood and other materials — can be seen at the Metropolitan Opera and La Guardia Airport.

On a recent Thursday morning in Queens, travelers streamed through the exterior doors of La Guardia Airport’s Terminal C. Some were bleary-eyed — most hefted briefcases — as they checked bags and made their way to the security screening lines.

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