Ciudad Trujillo


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Ciudad Tru·jil·lo

 (tro͞o-hē′yō)
See Santo Domingo.
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Ciudad Trujillo

(Spanish siuˈðað truˈxiʎo)
n
(Placename) the former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo
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Noun1.Ciudad Trujillo - the capital and largest city of the Dominican RepublicCiudad Trujillo - the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic; "Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere"
capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
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(19) Gambling was legal in fancy tourist hotels in Ciudad Trujillo, such as the Embajador and the Jaragua, and in Trujillo-owned night clubs.
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el mensaje was a failure he came lo siento para eso Te amo te amo te amo love is the velocity at which I ruin I never wanted you dead just elsewhere mi querido 6000 if only you knew what he would name the rubble I could not rapture into my slick halo But saints are made in the leaving my electric arms undone Trujillo rebuilt each house and named it his rebuilt la isla en Ciudad Trujillo I am told in good weather all the clouds look just like his hands
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