Celaya

[ suh-lahy-uh; Spanish se-lah-yah ]

/ səˈlaɪ ə; Spanish sɛˈlɑ yɑ /

noun

a city in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.

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Examples from the Web for celaya

Celaya eventually pulled over to the side of the road where police heard gunshots.
Inside the Mass Slaying on California’s Tule River Indian Reservation|Christine Pelisek|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Douglass said Celaya was a known meth user, and had a string of previous arrests.
Inside the Mass Slaying on California’s Tule River Indian Reservation|Christine Pelisek|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In 1997, just before a race, Hamilton says Celaya gave him his first “red egg” or “vitamin”—testosterone capsules.
Lance Armstrong’s Teammate Tells All: ‘The Secret Race’ By Tyler Hamilton|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But at Celaya, when men were thinking of rest in the cool monasteries there, they learned that they must not pause.
The Missourian|Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

He wondered what might have occurred in other cities: Tepic, Celaya, Guanajuato?
When the Owl Cries|Paul Bartlett
There are quite a number of buildings in Celaya, both public and private, which evince notable architectural beauty.
Aztec Land|Maturin M. Ballou
At Celaya, their numbers had increased to fifty thousand men—some say more.
Mexico|Susan Hale

British Dictionary definitions for celaya

Celaya

/ (Spanish θeˈlaja) /

noun

a city in central Mexico, in Guanajuato state: market town, famous for its sweetmeats; textile-manufacturing. Pop: 727 000 (2005 est)

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