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Juarista

Juarista noun: a follower of Benito Juárez during the period of resistance to the French occupation.

Noun

Juarista (plural Juaristas)

  1. (historical) A follower of Benito Juárez during the period of resistance to the French occupation.
    • The forces of Maximilian, represented by the aristocratic Marquis (Cesar Romero), can pay well and in gold; the Juaristas led by General Ramirez can offer little pay and appeal to the love of freedom and independence which Americans are supposed to share.1992, Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-century America, published 1998, page 436
    • "I'll have to leave you here for a while," he told Agnes. “The emperor and his allies have decided to protect Querétaro from being taken by the Juaristas."2000, John Truett, Curse of the Emperor's Gold, page 107

Examples of Juarista in a sentence

  • To weed out Juarista sympathizers, French forces traveled the two hundred miles to San Luis Potosi and captured that city on 22 December 1863.2008, David R. Stevens, editor, Sin Perdón: Acquiescence with Murder, volume 1, page 255:
  • Chavez and his men decide to join the Juaristas, while the Apaches leave the fort after finding Santana's body.2014, Tony Williams, Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, Revised edition, page 72:

Forms of Juarista

pluralJuaristas

Origin of Juarista

From Spanish juarista, from the surname Juárez + -ista, after Mexican resistance-leader and five-times president Benito Pablo Juárez García (1806–1872), known as Benito Juárez.

Questions about Juarista

What does Juarista mean?
Juarista means a follower of Benito Juárez during the period of resistance to the French occupation.
How do you use Juarista in a sentence?
To weed out Juarista sympathizers, French forces traveled the two hundred miles to San Luis Potosi and captured that city on 22 December 1863.
What part of speech is Juarista?
Juarista is a noun.
What is the plural of Juarista?
The plural of Juarista is Juaristas.

Words near Juarista in the dictionary

  1. juarez
  2. juarezed
  3. juarezes
  4. juarezing
  5. juari
  6. Juarista
  7. Juaristas
  8. juarree
  9. Juaton
  10. Juayúa
  11. juazeiro

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