Chapultepec

American  

[chuh-puhl-tuh-pek, chah-pool-te-pek] / tʃəˈpʌl təˌpɛk, tʃɑˌpul tɛˈpɛk /

noun

1. a fortress and military school at the outskirts of Mexico City: captured by U.S. forces (1847) in the Mexican War; now a park.

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Example Sentences

The remains of these invisible dead end up in Dolores Cemetery, Mexico's largest, situated in Chapultepec Forest.

From Barron's

Four years ago, his first time in serious contention on a big stage was the World Golf Championship at Chapultepec in Mexico City.

From Seattle Times

The only other place in the Americas where people can see pandas is in Mexico City at the Chapultepec Zoo.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Vargas mentioned that he was planning to relaunch a cafe in Chapultepec Park and wanted to make contemporary art part of the mix.

From New York Times

To try to fulfill the leader’s request, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs tapped Tatsugoro Matsumoto, a Japanese immigrant who tended the gardens of Chapultepec, then the presidential residence in Mexico City.

From New York Times