Jalapa

[ hah-lah-pah ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Veracruz, in E Mexico.

Jalapa

/ xaˈlapa /

noun

1. a city in E central Mexico, capital of Veracruz State, at an altitude of 1427 m (4681 ft): resort. Pop: 525 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Those who went on were attacked by a mob at the town of Jalapa, and had to fight their way through at the point of revolvers.

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Humboldt and his companion inspected also the great volcano, the pyramid of Cholula, and the picturesque town of Jalapa.

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In the same region are the Jalapa district, and the mountains of Puebla, where a great deal of coffee is grown.

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From Jalapa, Worth's division led the way, the engineer company at its head.

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The bright eyes in the balconies, the sweet voices in the orange-shaded patios of Jalapa, had neither brightness nor music for us.

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