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Morelia

American  
[maw-re-lyah] / mɔˈrɛ lyɑ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.


Morelia British  
/ moˈrelia /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1828): Valladolid.  a city in central Mexico, capital of Michoacán state: a cultural centre during colonial times; two universities. Pop: 668 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A day after Manzo’s killing, protesters filled the streets of Uruapan and Morelia, the capital of Michoacán state.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

"It's possible that Corallicolids have different effects depending on who they're infecting," says UBC researcher Morelia Trznadel, the first author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

"Mining will create water pollution, exploitation of the earth and destruction," said Morelia Fuentes, a resident of a small agricultural community inside the forest.

From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2023

The ornamentation echoed the patterns and vivid colors of the Michoacán pottery, jewelry, blankets and baskets he saw at the market in Morelia as a child.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

His native place was Talmejo, a small hamlet near the town of Apatzingam, in the state of Valladolid—now called Morelia, after the most illustrious of its sons.

From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne

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