Uvalde

English

Etymology

From Spanish Ugalde, from Basque Ugalde. Named after Juan de Ugalde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːˈvældi/
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Uvalde

  1. A valley in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States, named after the valley.
    • 2023 February 14, Holly Yan, “5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)”, in CNN‎[1]:
      And this spring marks the first anniversary of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were gunned down. Just like with Parkland, the anguish in Uvalde was compounded by fury after claims of officers failing to immediately stop the gunman.
    1. The school shooting that took place on May 24th, 2022.
  3. Ellipsis of Uvalde County.

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