Chihuahua

[ chi-wah-wah, -wuh ]

noun

1. a state in N Mexico. 94,831 sq. mi. (245,610 sq. km).
2. the capital of this state.
3. one of a Mexican or Aztec breed of very small dogs having either short or long hair of any one of a variety of colors.

Chihuahua

/ -wə; tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː /

noun

1. a state of N Mexico: mostly high plateau; important mineral resources, with many silver mines. Capital: Chihuahua. Pop: 728 000 (2005 est). Area: 247 087 sq km (153 194 sq miles)
2. a city in N Mexico, capital of Chihuahua state. Pop: 650 000 (2000 est)
3. a breed of tiny dog originally from Mexico, having short smooth hair, large erect ears, and protruding eyes

Example Sentences

M10 was captured last year during a raid by Chihuahua State Police on a stash house in Juárez.

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Sister networks formed in cities like Juarez, Chihuahua and Guadalajara.

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Q: Is there a tomb for the chihuahua where I can pay my respects?

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This is a chihuahua who likes to sing-along to a Vampire Weekend song.

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Baxter is a full-grown long-haired chihuahua who likes howling along to Vampire Weekend's 2008 hit song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa."

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D'Almansa presented me with his cap and whip, and gave me a letter of recommendation to an officer at Chihuahua.

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He was a lieutenant of dragoons in the Spanish service, and master of the military school at Chihuahua.

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When we arrived at Chihuahua, we pursued our course through the town to the house of the general.

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There is in the province, about 100 miles south of Chihuahua, a mountain or hill of loadstone.

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The principal church at Chihuahua was the most superb building we saw in New Spain.

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