Ciudad Victoria

American  

[syoo-thahth beek-taw-ryah] / syuˈðɑð bikˈtɔ ryɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Tamaulipas state, in NE Mexico.

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Ciudad Victoria British  

/ siuˈðað bikˈtorja /

noun

1. a city in E central Mexico, capital of Tamaulipas state. Pop: 285 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In another case two hours’ drive from Mante, in the state capital Ciudad Victoria, officials told a woman in January to come back after she did not hear from her missing relative for 72 hours.

From Seattle Times

They are sent off to the forensic lab in the state capital Ciudad Victoria, where boxes of paper bags wait their turn along with others.

From Seattle Times

The trucks stopped at a military checkpoint Thursday night on a highway between Ciudad Victoria and Monterrey in the northern state of Tamaulipas.

From Seattle Times

Standing beside him in the photo was a young woman, wearing the uniform of an ice cream shop two hours away in Ciudad Victoria.

From New York Times

She was transported to the state capital, Ciudad Victoria – 320km south-east of Matamoros – and was ordered detained on Wednesday morning.

From The Guardian