Chiapas

[ chee-ah-pahs ]

noun

1. a state in S Mexico. 28,732 sq. mi. (74,415 sq. km). : Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Chiapas

/ ˈtʃjapas /

noun

1. a state of S Mexico: mountainous and forested; Maya ruins in the northeast; rich mineral resources. Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Pop: 3 920 515 (2000). Area: 73 887 sq km (28 816 sq miles)

Example Sentences

His rle, so far as anything is known of it, was precisely the same as that of Votan in Chiapas.

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In the humid forests of southern Veracruz, northern Oaxaca, and Chiapas members of both groups occur sympatrically.

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As presently known, the range of this species in western México extends from Chiapas to Nayarit.

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A somewhat similar system appears to have prevailed in Chiapas, where the people lived under a species of republican government.

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Tzinacantan (Quiche Zotzilha) 'doit avoir t le berceau de la nation zotzil, l'une des nombreuses populations du Chiapas.'

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