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Jalisco

American  
[hah-lees-kaw] / hɑˈlis kɔ /

noun

  1. a state in W Mexico. 31,152 sq. mi. (80,685 sq. km). Guadalajara.


Jalisco British  
/ xaˈlisko /

noun

  1. a state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: crossed by the Sierra Madre; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Guadalajara. Pop: 6 321 278 (2000). Area: 80 137 sq km (30 934 sq miles)

"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

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The victim was a 28-year-old man from Mexico who was vacationing with friends, Jalisco state police told ABC7.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco — Before the World Cup, critics and fans of the Mexican national team debated whether Javier Aguirre’s third stint as head coach was the right decision.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

It uses Mexican blue agave from the tequila heartland of Jalisco.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“There’s a lack of resources and of will,” said Jaime Aguilar, a volunteer with Search Warriors of Jalisco, which looks for clandestine graves across the state.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

That is how I found out he was from Jalisco, the same state in Mexico my family was from.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

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