barrio

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noun bar·rio \ˈbär-ē-ˌō, ˈber-, ˈba-rē-\

Definition of barrio

plural

barrios

1 : a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country
2 : a Spanish-speaking quarter or neighborhood in a city or town in the U.S. especially in the Southwest

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The package also includes a one-night stay at the Singular Hotel Santiago in Santiago's vibrant Lastarria barrio.

— phil marty, chicagotribune.com, "Trips, Tips & Deals: Sports tours, Cuba travel and Christmas in South America," 5 July 2017
Barrios recorded three assists last week to lead Dallas to a 6-2 win over Real Salt Lake.

— jamie goldberg, OregonLive.com, "Timbers Army unveils tifo in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month," 10 June 2017
Yet no group has been tested quite like Venezuela’s classical musicians, who for years have been drawn from the country’s working-class barrios.

— ana vanessa herrero and nicholas casey, New York Times, "Venezuela Musicians Rise Up After Violist, 18, Is Killed at Protest," 10 June 2017
That’s because this filmic triptych set in the impoverished, drug-dependent barrios of Puerto Rico eschews emotional dimension for visceral actions and thematic wallops.

— gary goldstein, latimes.com, "Grim Puerto Rican drama 'La Granja' keeps audience at a distance," 8 June 2017
Oceanside High is a school hard by a barrio that’s known as gang territory.

— lola sherman seaside musings, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Oceanside High principal looks back on a busy first year," 1 June 2017
In the home at El barrio de Jesus María, Diandro’s Aunt Elena Rodriguez, her son Fabio and her spouse Eduardo Torres live downstairs.

— briana erickson, miamiherald, "While tourists drink water out of a bottle, Cubans ration and boil a limited supply," 25 May 2017
So in the wake of S.B.1070, Puente adopted a new organizing strategy, setting up neighborhood defense committees, or comités del barrio, throughout Maricopa County.

— marcela valdes, New York Times, "Is It Possible to Resist Deportation in Trump’s America?," 23 May 2017
Barrios, 51, of Derby, works for a septic system cleaning and maintenance company.

— Washington Post, "US senators back immigrant facing deportation to Guatemala," 2 May 2017

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