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Concepción

American  
[kawn-sep-syawn, kuhn-sep-see-ohn, -sep-shuhn] / ˌkɔn sɛpˈsyɔn, kənˌsɛp siˈoʊn, -ˈsɛp ʃən /

noun

  1. a city in central Chile, near the mouth of the Bío-Bío River.

  2. a city in central Paraguay, on the Paraguay River.

Concepción British  
/ konθepˈθjon /

noun

  1. an industrial city in S central Chile. Pop: 378 000 (2005 est)

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The bulk of the evacuations were carried out in the cities of Penco and Lirquen, just north of Concepción, which have a combined population of 60,000.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

The most dangerous fire has swept through dry forests bordering the coastal city of Concepción.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Concepción de León is a writer and book editor based in New York.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

Gloria Molina was born in 1948 to Concepción and Leonardo Molina, a homemaker and construction worker with roots in the town of Casa Grandes in Chihuahua, Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2023

Doña Concepción was forced to lead her to the little sala.

From The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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