Chihuahua

American  

[chi-wah-wah, -wuh] / tʃɪˈwɑ wɑ, -wə /

noun

1. a state in N Mexico. 94,831 sq. mi. (245,610 sq. km).

2. the capital of this state.

3. one of a Mexican or Aztec breed of very small dogs having either short or long hair of any one of a variety of colors.

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Chihuahua British  

/ -wə, tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː /

noun

1. a state of N Mexico: mostly high plateau; important mineral resources, with many silver mines. Capital: Chihuahua. Pop: 728 000 (2005 est). Area: 247 087 sq km (153 194 sq miles)

2. a city in N Mexico, capital of Chihuahua state. Pop: 650 000 (2000 est)

3. a breed of tiny dog originally from Mexico, having short smooth hair, large erect ears, and protruding eyes

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Example Sentences

The agents, who died in a car accident in the border state of Chihuahua, had not received permission from Sheinbaum's government to operate on Mexican territory.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

When news of the operation broke Sunday, the Chihuahua attorney general, César Jáuregui Moreno, attempted to downplay its significance, insisting that U.S. officials did not participate in the drug raid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The Sunday raid was at least the third time this year that CIA operatives joined authorities in the northern border state of Chihuahua in an operation against a drug target, the sources said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On Monday, she said the Mexican federal government was also seeking information from the Chihuahua state government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“Ai, Chihuahua . . .” And, now that it had devoured most of the town’s water snakes, that grubby yellow feline reincarnation of Cleofes Apodaca was pitter-pattering quietly along the irrigation ditches, hunting frogs.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols