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Hermosillo

American  
[er-maw-see-yaw] / ˌɛr mɔˈsi yɔ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Sonora, in NW Mexico.

Hermosillo British  
/ ɛrmoˈsiʎo /

noun

  1. a city in NW Mexico, capital of Sonora state, on the Sonora River: university (1938); winter resort and commercial centre for an agricultural and mining region. Pop: 668 000 (2005 est)

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He was mostly raised in an orphanage in Hermosillo.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

She sometimes visited him in Hermosillo — or had him come to Mexicali, where she then lived.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Sánchez traveled to Hermosillo, around 100 miles from La Ciénega, and saw a geologist who had worked at the mine.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

The blaze broke out on Saturday in the centre of the north-western city of Hermosillo at a branch of Waldo's - Mexico's largest discount chain.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

It would sound finely: ‘Luis Romero, Merchant, Hermosillo.’

From Red Men and White by Remington, Frederic

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