Guanajuato

American  

[gwah-nah-hwah-taw] / ˌgwɑ nɑˈʰwɑ tɔ /

noun

1. a state in central Mexico. 11,805 sq. mi. (30,575 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of this state: center of the silver-mining region.

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Guanajuato British  

/ ɡwanaˈxwato /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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)

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Example Sentences

"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 • Jan. 31, 2026

Olvera emigrated from the Mexican state of Guanajuato when she was 14, joining her parents in Salinas, where her father was a bracero.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

Himself a distinct figure, with his Panama hat, mustached grin and ubiquitous cigar, Brito first spotted Valenzuela when he was pitching for Guanajuato in 1978.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

Recently she's been helping Martha Patricia Trejo, a 37-year-old mother of two from Guanajuato, who recently joined her company along with nine other new women drivers.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Always I watch for gangs, I try to keep from falling from the train, I search for any speck of shade—to keep from shriveling up and becoming a momia, like a Guanajuato mummy, so famous.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads