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Aguascalientes

American  
[ah-gwahs-kah-lyen-tes] / ˌɑ gwɑs kɑˈljɛn tɛs /

noun

  1. a state in central Mexico. 2,499 sq. mi. (6,470 sq. km).

  2. a city in and the capital of this state.


Aguascalientes British  
/ aɣwaskaˈljentes /

noun

  1. a state in central Mexico. Pop: 943 506 (2000). Area: 5471 sq km (2112 sq miles)

  2. a city in central Mexico, capital of Aguascalientes state, about 1900 m (6200 ft) above sea level, with hot springs. Pop: 830 000 (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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Ortiz ultimately did perform at the concert Perez staged in Aguascalientes, Radke wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

Baena was found dead next to their partner in their home in the conservative central Mexican state of Aguascalientes.

From Seattle Times Feb. 1, 2024

Jesús Ociel Baena was found dead at home next to their partner, Dorian Daniel Nieves, in the central city of Aguascalientes on Monday.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2023

The authorities in the state of Aguascalientes, where Mx.

From New York Times Nov. 14, 2023

Through storm and dust and desert of alkali and cacti, the Negro troopers, led by Colonel Brown, came to Aguascalientes.

From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Kelly Miller

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