Culiacán

[ koo-lyah-kahn ]

noun

a city in and capital of Sinaloa state, in NW Mexico.

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On May 6, gunmen grabbed a woman they apparently believed to be Claudia as she left the Extreme Fitness Gym in Culiacan.
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He is the lead singer of a narcocorrido band named Los Buknas de Culiacan.
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Hence it is to be inferred that Cibola lay nearly north of Culiacan in Sinaloa.
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It was a gay throng that started on that wonderful expedition from Culiacan early in 1540.
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Colhuacan, or Culiacan, may then mean 'the land of our ancestors.'
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Captain Swan went with 100 men in canoes to the north, to find out the river Culiacan, supposed to be in lat.
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From here they continued to Culiacan, undergoing great hardships.
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British Dictionary definitions for Culiacán

Culiacán

/ (Spanish kuljaˈkan) /

noun

a city in NW Mexico, capital of Sinaloa state. Pop: 799 000 (2005 est)

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