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El Paso

geographical name

city at the western tip of Texas across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico population 649,121
El Pasoan noun

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“El Paso.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/El%20Paso. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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