Guanajuato

American  

[gwah-nah-hwah-taw] / ˌgwɑ nɑˈʰwɑ tɔ /

noun

1. a state in central Mexico. 11,805 sq. mi. (30,575 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of this state: center of the silver-mining region.

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Guanajuato British  

/ ɡwanaˈxwato /

noun

1. a state of central Mexico, on the great central plateau: mountainous in the north, with fertile plains in the south; important mineral resources. Capital: Guanajuato. Pop: 4 656 761 (2000). Area: 30 588 sq km (11 810 sq miles)

2. a city in central Mexico, capital of Guanajuato state: founded in 1554, it became one of the world's richest silver-mining centres. Pop: 80 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Not far from here, his aunt still runs the business that she and Tonatiuh’s mother, an immigrant from the Mexican state of Guanajuato, opened decades ago.

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“The community is coming out strong to show that they are not welcome in our community,” said Solache, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Guanajuato, Mexico.

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Now, almost seven years later, the 23-year-old artist, who was raised in Guanajuato, Mexico, is one of the biggest names in the increasingly popular world of música Mexicana.

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Rondero and Valadez spent a year in the state of Guanajuato interacting with numerous young men from isolated rural communities.

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That being said, over the last five to six years Guanajuato has been one of the most dangerous states in Mexico.

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