Acapulco

American  

[ak-uh-pool-koh, ah-kah-pool-kaw] / ˌæk əˈpʊl koʊ, ˌɑ kɑˈpul kɔ /

noun

1. a seaport and resort in SW Mexico, on the Pacific.

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Acapulco British  

/ akaˈpulko, ˌækəˈpʊlkəʊ /

noun

1. Official name: Acapulco de Juárez.  a port and resort in SW Mexico, in Guerrero state. Pop: 761 000 (2005 est)

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Acapulco Cultural  

1. City on Mexico's Pacific coast.

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A fashionable resort known for its beaches and water sports, which include cliff diving.

Example Sentences

After hearing the Mexican Seismic Alert System early Friday, residents and tourists rushed into the streets of Mexico City and Acapulco.

From BBC

Coast Guard, it conducted a search-and-rescue operation 400 miles south of the Pacific resort city of Acapulco.

From Los Angeles Times

Diners — white, Black, Latino, Asian, Muslim — cheered as divers twisted and turned off a 30-foot fake waterfall into a small pool every 20 minutes in an homage to Acapulco’s famous clavadistas.

From Los Angeles Times

The Cuauhtémoc left Acapulco, Mexico, on 6 April on a tour that included stops in New York and Aberdeen, Scotland, for the city's Tall Ships race in July.

From BBC

Born in the coastal resort of Acapulco, his parents took him to the US when he was just six-months-old.

From BBC