Durango

[ duh-rang-goh; Spanish doo-rahng-gaw ]

noun

1. a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
2. a city in and the capital of this state, in the S part.
3. a city in SW Colorado.

Durango

/ duˈraŋɡo; djʊˈræŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a state in N central Mexico: high plateau, with the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west; irrigated agriculture (esp cotton) and rich mineral resources. Capital: Durango. Pop: 1 448 661 (2000). Area: 119 648 sq km (46 662 sq miles)
2. a city in NW central Mexico, capital of Durango state: mining centre. Pop: 520 000 (2005 est) Official nameVictoria de Durango

Example Sentences

In 2011, when there were lots of natural berries for bears, only two died near Durango after being hit by cars.

From Science News For Students

To get more people to use them, Johnson and Lischka handed out free bear-resistant trash cans in neighborhoods around Durango.

From Science News For Students

In Durango, for example, people often move in because they want to be near nature.

From Science News For Students

Johnson and her colleagues have found that when natural foods were scarce, Durango bears relied on the human trash buffet more.

From Science News For Students

In Durango, Colorado, where I now live, while my friends are out running 20 miles through the mountains or winning 24-hour mountain bike races, I’m wandering around in the wilderness inspecting flowers, picking mushrooms, and staring at the sky.

From Outside Online

We did a movie down in Durango — Great Scout and Cat House Thursday.

From The Daily Beast

At 17, she attended the Durango Songwriters Expo, a summit where 30 music industry professionals mentor 200 some-odd attendees.

From The Daily Beast

At night, hit Durango's many brewpubs and sleep at the Historic Strater Hotel, an antiques-filled period piece.

From The Daily Beast

Sales of the Ram Truck line were up 29 percent year over year, whiles sales of the Dodge Durango SUV were up 117 percent.

From The Daily Beast

The results were driven in part by the popularity of Ram Trucks, the Dodge Durango SUV, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

From The Daily Beast

It is the principal city, the seat of government for the province of Biscay and of the bishopric of Durango.

From Project Gutenberg

The governor is a brigadier-general, resides at Durango, and receives $5,000 in addition to his pay in the line.

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Biscay is in the diocese of Durango, the bishop's salary being estimated at $100,000 per annum.

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The only examples referable to it come from a relatively restricted area of Durango, Mexico.

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The Mexicans retreated precipitately to Durango, and dispersed among the ranchos and villages.

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