Cuernavaca

[kwer-nuh-vah-kuh; Spanish kwer-nah-vah-kah]

noun

a city in and the capital of Morelos, in central Mexico.

Morelos

[maw-re-laws]

noun

a state in S central Mexico. 1916 sq. mi. (4960 sq. km). Capital: Cuernavaca.

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Examples from the Web for cuernavaca

Contemporary Examples of cuernavaca

But in 1959, Brady left Europe for a new adventure in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Casa de la Torre: The Museum of Mexico’s Liberace
Brandon Presser
March 24, 2014
Beltran managed to get away, but the U.S. soon after managed to trace him to an apartment complex in Cuernavaca.
For Mexico’s Marines, An Epic Cartel Bust With Another Tragedy in Mind
Michael Daly
March 1, 2014
But as some notorious areas have improved, violence has spread to new ones like Acapulco and Cuernavaca, close to Mexico City.
2012 Will Be a Decisive Year in Mexico’s Deadly Drug War
Larry Kaplow
January 3, 2012

Historical Examples of cuernavaca

My glimpses of the town of Cuernavaca were but flashlight peeps.
On the Mexican Highlands
William Seymour Edwards
His swift runners brought him from sunny Cuernavaca fruits of the tropics.
Mexico
Susan Hale
Eighteen miles from Cuernavaca are the ruins of Xochicalco, before mentioned.
Mexico
Susan Hale
Later he took possession of Cuernavaca in the state of Mxico.
The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2)
Justin H. Smith
But a flood of memory swept over him, the memory of what he had seen at Cuernavaca.
The Missourian
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

British Dictionary definitions for cuernavaca

Cuernavaca

noun

a city in S central Mexico, capital of Morelos state: resort with nearby Cacahuamilpa Caverns. Pop: 723 000 (2005 est)

Morelos

noun

an inland state of S central Mexico, on the S slope of the great plateau. Capital: Cuernavaca. Pop: 1 552 878 (2000 est). Area: 4988 sq km (1926 sq miles)

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