Definitions for el paso
ɛl ˈpæs oʊel pa·so

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1. El Pasonoun

   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

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1. El Pasonoun

   A city in Texas.

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1. el paso

   El Paso (; Spanish: [el ˈpaso] "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the sixth-largest city in Texas, and the second-largest city in the Southwestern United States behind Phoenix, Arizona. The city is also the second-largest majority-Hispanic city in the U.S., with 81% of its population being Hispanic. Its metropolitan statistical area covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth counties in Texas, and had a population of 868,859 in 2020. El Paso has consistently been ranked as one of the safest large cities in America. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico–United States border from Ciudad Juárez, the most-populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua with over 1.5 million people. The Las Cruces area, in the neighboring U.S. state of New Mexico, has a population of 219,561. On the U.S. side, the El Paso metropolitan area forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area, with a population of 1,088,420.These three cities form a combined international metropolitan area sometimes referred to as the Paso del Norte or the Borderplex. The region of 2.7 million people constitutes the largest bilingual and binational work force in the Western Hemisphere.The city is home to three publicly traded companies, and former Western Refining, now Marathon Petroleum, as well as home to the Medical Center of the Americas, the only medical research and care provider complex in West Texas and Southern New Mexico, and the University of Texas at El Paso, the city's primary university. The city hosts the annual Sun Bowl college football postseason game, the second-oldest bowl game in the country.El Paso has a strong federal and military presence. William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Biggs Army Airfield, and Fort Bliss are located in the area. Fort Bliss is one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army and the second-largest training area in the U.S. behind nearby White Sands Missile Range. The fort is headquartered in El Paso but a large part of the training area is in New Mexico. Also headquartered in El Paso are the Drug Enforcement Administration domestic field division 7, El Paso Intelligence Center, Joint Task Force North, United States Border Patrol El Paso Sector, and U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations Group. El Paso is a five-time All-America City Award winner, winning in 1969, 2010, 2018, 2020, and 2021, and Congressional Quarterly ranked it in the top-three safest large cities in the United States between 1997 and 2014, including holding the title of safest city between 2011 and 2014.

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1. el paso

   El Paso is a city located in the far western part of the U.S. state of Texas. It stands on the Rio Grande river across the Mexico–U.S. border from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The name "El Paso" comes from Spanish and means "The Pass", referring to its historic role as a crossroads and transportation hub. It is known for its strong federal and military presence.

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1. El Paso

   El Paso is the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 649,121. El Paso is the 19th most populous city in the United States and the sixth most populous city in the state of Texas. Its metropolitan area covers all of El Paso County, whose population in 2010 was 800,647. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande, across the border from Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The two cities form a combined international metropolitan area, sometimes called El Paso–Juárez, with Juárez being the significantly larger of the two in population. They have a combined population of 3 million, two-thirds of whom reside in Juárez. In 2010, El Paso was awarded an All-America City Award, the oldest community-recognition program in the United States. El Paso is home to the University of Texas at El Paso. El Paso is also home to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso. Fort Bliss, one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army, lies to the east and northeast of the city, with training areas extending north into New Mexico, up to the White Sands Missile Range and neighboring Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo. El Paso is the first large city in the world to have a spaceport in the vicinity. Spaceport America, which lies 89 miles from El Paso, has seen the completion of several successful manned, suborbital flights. The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and nearly divide the city into two sections; the western half forms the beginnings of the Mesilla Valley, and the eastern slopes connect in the central business district at the south end of the mountain range.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of el paso in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of el paso in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of el paso in a Sentence

1. Eric Adams:

   We were seeing anywhere from nine to 10 buses in the city. We saw two in the last few days. We received a call from El Paso. The mayor has stated that he would no longer send buses here to New York due to that decompression strategy.

2. Dee Margo:

   This is not a political visit, he is President of the United States. So in that capacity, I will fulfill my obligations as mayor of El Paso and hope that if we are expressing specifics that we can get him to come through for us.

3. Randy Hargrove:

   Our goal is to establish a memorial that honors the victims, recognizes the binational relationship between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, and celebrates the strength of the El Paso community.

4. Scott Garriola:

   The pattern suggests he crossed into Mexico, but he has family and friends living in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, so he could be on either side of the border.

5. Lopez Obrador:

   There's a relationship of friendship and brotherhood with Ciudad Juarez, most of the people who lost their lives are our countrymen from Chihuahua, because most lead daily lives in El Paso, Texas, especially those who live in Ciudad Juarez.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/El_Paso
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso
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5. ^ Wikidata
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