Durango
Americannoun
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a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
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a city in and the capital of this state, in the S part.
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a city in SW Colorado.
noun
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a state in N central Mexico: high plateau, with the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west; irrigated agriculture (esp cotton) and rich mineral resources. Capital: Durango. Pop: 1 448 661 (2000). Area: 119 648 sq km (46 662 sq miles)
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Official name: Victoria de Durango. a city in NW central Mexico, capital of Durango state: mining centre. Pop: 520 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
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Banning 6, Durango 1: Oscar Chavez struck out five in 5⅔ innings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a motorist in a black Dodge Durango that fled the scene of a fatal collision with a pedestrian.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Amid a grueling shoot for the western comedy “Wagons East” in Durango, Mexico, Candy died on March 4, 1994.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
Matavao, an early commit to UCLA, had 12 kills in the final of the Durango Classic in Las Vegas in September and was named the tournament MVP.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
He had taken Celia’s tales about the maquiladoras and El Patron’s stories about Durango and mixed them with episodes of El Latigo Negro.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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