Jerez

[ he-reth, -res ]

noun

1. a city in southwestern Spain: noted for its sherry. Also called Je·rez de la Fron·te·ra [he-, reth, , th, e lah frawn-, te, -rah]. Formerly Xe·res [he, -, r, es].

adjective

1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling sherry from Jerez.

Jerez

/ xeˈrɛθ /

noun

1. a town in SW Spain: famous for the making of sherry. Pop: 191 002 (2003 est) Official nameJerez de la Fronteraxeˈrɛð ðe la frɔnˈtera Former nameXeres

Example Sentences

Areas across the south - including Huelva and Cartaya - have also been hit by heavy rains, while hundreds of families in the city of Jerez have had to be evacuated from their homes.

From BBC

The title race between Ferrari's Michael Schumacher and Williams' Jacques Villeneuve went down to the final race in Jerez, Spain where the German was one point ahead.

From BBC

In the 1980s, he and other men from the ranchos of Jerez, Zacatecas, began to play in Sunday league games against men from other Mexican states.

From Los Angeles Times

They studied its pH, absence of organic matter, mineral salts, the presence of certain chemical compounds that could be related to the glass of the urn, or the bones of the deceased; and compared it to current Montilla-Moriles, Jerez and Sanlúcar wines.

From Science Daily

Thanks to a technique capable of identifying these compounds in very low quantities, the team found seven specific polyphenols also present in wines from Montilla-Moriles, Jerez and Sanlúcar.

From Science Daily