Campeche
Americannoun
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a state in SE Mexico, on the peninsula of Yucatán. 19,672 sq. mi. (50,950 sq. km).
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a seaport in and the capital of this state.
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Gulf of, the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico.
noun
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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)
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a port in SE Mexico, capital of Campeche state. Pop: 195 000 (2000 est)
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the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico
Example Sentences
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Another is Ilha do Campeche, an island you reach by boat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
According to local media, dozens of people have been treated for the infestation in hospitals in the southern Mexican states of Campeche and Chiapas.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
He searched online and found lidar information from 2013 for a large area in Campeche, Mexico.
From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 30, 2024
In the port of Campeche, an air-conditioned bus whisks tourists from the train station to the city center.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024
Yucat�n Peninsula: eastern Campeche, all of Yucat�n, probably in Quintana Roo, and the northern third of British Honduras.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John
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