Celaya

American  

[suh-lahy-uh, se-lah-yah] / səˈlaɪ ə, sɛˈlɑ yɑ /

noun

1. a city in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.

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Celaya British  

/ θeˈlaja /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

In the same booth, the paintings by Enrique Martínez Celaya offer a less otherworldly though no less captivating take on the uncanny: An ominous bird towers over a small boy; plants sprout from a crisply made bed.

From The Wall Street Journal

CELAYA, Mexico — On a sunny spring day last year, a young attorney named Gisela Gaytán kicked off her campaign for mayor in this gritty Mexican city.

From Los Angeles Times

The 600 cops on the force in Celaya, which has a population of around half a million, were half of the 1,200 that the United Nations recommends for a city of its size.

From Los Angeles Times

A Celaya police officer questions a woman after a person was detained for suspicious behavior.

From Los Angeles Times

National guard troops and police apprehend a subject for suspicious behavior in Celaya.

From Los Angeles Times