Chapultepec

American

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

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Others were found not far from Chapultepec Street, a popular tourist destination.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Nevertheless LIV did announce plans to return to Mexico City's Chapultepec Golf Club in 2027.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

With players on the grounds at the Club de Golf Chapultepec, outside Mexico City, rumors swirled about when they might receive word on a final decision, another person familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

At the north edge of town, just below the rich Chapultepec hills district, Lupita ran up to her brother with a tortilla and an egg taken from her sack.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

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