Campeche

[kahm-pe-che]

noun

1. a state in SE Mexico, on the peninsula of Yucatán. 19,672 sq. mi. (50,950 sq. km).

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

3. Gulf of, the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico.

Campeche

/ kamˈpetʃe /

noun

1. a state of SE Mexico, on the SW of the Yucatán peninsula: forestry and fishing. Capital: Campeche. Pop: 205 000 (2005 est). Area: 56 114 sq km (21 666 sq miles)

2. a port in SE Mexico, capital of Campeche state. Pop: 195 000 (2000 est)

3. the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico

Example Sentences

At the end of the month Tropical Storm Barry formed in Mexico's Bay of Campeche and became the first to strike land, further up the coast near Tampico.

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Another is Ilha do Campeche, an island you reach by boat.

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The parasitic fly has been found recently in seven Mexican states: Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Yucatán.

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According to local media, dozens of people have been treated for the infestation in hospitals in the southern Mexican states of Campeche and Chiapas.

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He searched online and found lidar information from 2013 for a large area in Campeche, Mexico.

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