Chilpancingo

American

[cheel-pahn-seeng-gaw] / ˌtʃil pɑnˈsiŋ gɔ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Guerrero, in SW Mexico.

Chilpancingo British

/ tʃilpanˈθiŋɡo /

noun

a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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She was arrested in the city of Chilpancingo, three years after a warrant for her arrest had been issued.

From BBC

Alejandro Arcos was found dead on Sunday in Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in the southwestern state of Guerrero.

From BBC

The mayor of the nearby town of Chilpancingo sounded the alarm about the kidnapping on social media.

From BBC

In Chilpancingo, the last major city along the highway before Acapulco, people were stocking up on basics to distribute to those battered by the hurricane.

From Los Angeles Times

It took nearly all day Wednesday for authorities to partially reopen the main highway connecting Acapulco to the state capital Chilpancingo and Mexico City.

From Seattle Times

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