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Guadalajara

American  
[gwahd-l-uh-hahr-uh, gwah-thah-lah-hah-rah] / ˌgwɑd l əˈhɑr ə, ˌgwɑ ðɑ lɑˈhɑ rɑ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Jalisco, in W Mexico.


Guadalajara British  
/ ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːrə, ɡwaðalaˈxara /

noun

  1. a city in W Mexico, capital of Jalisco state: the second largest city of Mexico: centre of the Indian slave trade until its abolition, declared here in 1810; two universities (1792 and 1935). Pop: 3 905 000 (2005 est)

  2. a city in central Spain, in New Castile. Pop: 70 732 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Guadalajara Cultural  
  1. City in southwestern Mexico.


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Much architecture from the Spanish colonial era survives in the city.

Its mild, dry climate makes it a popular health resort.

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But the natural park of Sierra Norte de Guadalajara "has been entirely lost", she said.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

And since Tuesday, Spain has been caught in another crushing heatwave, with temperatures in Guadalajara province forecast to rise as high as 39 Celsius on Wednesday.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

How Los Angeles’ own Mariachi Los Criollos de Guadalajara featured in the video for Bruno Mars’ romantic new single, ‘Risk it All.’

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Participants sought to draw attention to cases of missing persons in Guadalajara, stating they went missing after protesting Ternium’s iron ore mining activities.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

How she’d leave her daughters and son for long hours to go into Guadalajara to work.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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