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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

El Paso

/ɛlˈpæsoʊ/

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What does El Paso mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɛlˈpæsoʊ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɛlˈpɑːsoʊ//ɛlˈpɑːsəʊ/

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People as far away as Santa Fe and El Paso saw the brilliant light of the detonation.
Carl R. Maag; Steve RohrerProject Trinity, 1945-1946Project Gutenberg ebook #548
The Camino Real went north from Mexico City till it joined the Rio Grande near present day El Paso, Texas.
National Atomic Museum (U.S.)Trinity SiteProject Gutenberg ebook #277
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Tom Lea, of El Paso, may be quitting painting and drawing to spend the remainder of his life in writing.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
Stopping at all points of interest until I reached El Paso in the fall.
Calamity JaneLife and Adventures of Calamity JaneProject Gutenberg ebook #490
Extending across southern Texas, from the Guadalupe to El Paso.
John Merle CoulterA Preliminary Revision of the North American Species of Cactus, Anhalonium, and LophophoraProject Gutenberg ebook #1221