Nuevo León

American  

[nwey-voh ley-ohn, noo-ey-, nwe-vaw le-awn] / ˈnweɪ voʊ leɪˈoʊn, nuˈeɪ-, ˈnwɛ vɔ lɛˈɔn /

noun

1. a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). Monterrey.

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Nuevo León British  

/ nuːˈeɪ-, ˈnweβo leˈɔn, ˈnweɪvəʊ leɪˈəʊn /

noun

1. a state of NE Mexico: the first centre of heavy industry in Latin America. Capital: Monterrey. Pop: 3 826 240 (2000). Area: 64 555 sq km (24 925 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

“A really beautiful memory I have of my dad was watching ‘Dragon Ball’ together,” said Guzmán, who spoke to me from his home in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

A picnic was interrupted when a hungry black bear approached a group of visitors, mounted their table and ate their food at Mexico's Chipinque Ecological Park in the state of Nuevo León.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

Readings will reach similar levels across the Mexican states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas bordering the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

In Nuevo León state, in northern Mexico, schools closed Thursday, about a month earlier than scheduled, after temperatures reached 113 degrees Fahrenheit in Monterrey, the state capital.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Conflicts of jurisdiction between Nuevo León and Nueva Vizcaya became chronic and a serious hindrance to prosperity.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene