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EL PASO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does El Paso mean?
• EL PASO (noun)
The noun EL PASO has 1 sense:
1. a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez
Familiarity information: EL PASO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("El Paso" is a part of...):
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
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