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Laredo

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La·re·do  (l-rd)
A city of southern Texas on the Rio Grande south-southwest of San Antonio. Established by Spanish settlers in 1755, it is a major port of entry and a retail, tourist, and industrial center. Population: 215,000.
Laredo [ləˈreɪdəʊ]
n
(Placename) a city in the US, in Texas, on the Mexican border: founded by the Spanish in 1755 on the Rio Grande. Pop.: 176 576 (2000)
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Noun1.Laredo - a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico


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Corpus Christi, in the county of Nueces, and all the cities situated on the Rio Bravo, Laredo, Comalites, San Ignacio on the Web, Rio Grande City on the Starr, Edinburgh in the Hidalgo, Santa Rita, Elpanda, Brownsville in the Cameron, formed an imposing league against the pretensions of Florida.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
"Although mine is of the Cachopins of Laredo," said the traveller, "I will not venture to compare it with that of El Toboso of La Mancha, though, to tell the truth, no such surname has until now ever reached my ears.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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