Somoza: Meaning and Definition of

So•mo•za

Pronunciation: (sô-mô'sä Eng. s&schwa-mō'z&schwa, -mō's&schwa), [key]
  1. (Anastasio Somoza García), 1896–1956, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1937–47, 1950–56 (father of Anastasio and Luis Somoza Debayle).
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