Guanajuato
Americannoun
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a state in central Mexico. 11,805 sq. mi. (30,575 sq. km).
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a city in and the capital of this state: center of the silver-mining region.
noun
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a state of central Mexico, on the great central plateau: mountainous in the north, with fertile plains in the south; important mineral resources. Capital: Guanajuato. Pop: 4 656 761 (2000). Area: 30 588 sq km (11 810 sq miles)
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a city in central Mexico, capital of Guanajuato state: founded in 1554, it became one of the world's richest silver-mining centres. Pop: 80 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
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But when you listen to people who go through this at the local level, when you listen to our colleagues in Sinaloa, in Tamaulipas, in Michoacán, in Guanajuato, even in Jalisco, and you see the fear on their faces, and then you talk to the people of Culiacán, and see how ingrained this is, how powerful these people are, how deep their tentacles go into politics, business, you name it, then the gravity of the situation really, really hits you.
From Slate
"In recent years, we have been hit hard by... unfair competition in international trade," Juan Carlos Cashat, president of a footwear manufacturers' association in central Guanajuato state, told AFP.
From Barron's
Not far from here, his aunt still runs the business that she and Tonatiuh’s mother, an immigrant from the Mexican state of Guanajuato, opened decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times
“The community is coming out strong to show that they are not welcome in our community,” said Solache, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Guanajuato, Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times
Now, almost seven years later, the 23-year-old artist, who was raised in Guanajuato, Mexico, is one of the biggest names in the increasingly popular world of música Mexicana.
From Los Angeles Times
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