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Michoacán

American  
[mee-chaw-ah-kahn] / ˌmi tʃɔ ɑˈkɑn /

noun

  1. a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Morelia.


Michoacán British  
/ mitʃoaˈkan /

noun

  1. a state of SW Mexico, on the Pacific: rich mineral resources. Capital: Morelia. Pop: 3 979 177 (2000). Area: 59 864 sq km (23 114 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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Michoacán is known for its annual Day of the Dead celebrations, and Manzo had spent weeks readying the city’s festival of lights.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Alejandro was born in the Mexican State of Michoacán and entered the United States without a visa for the first time with his father, when he was just seven years old.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

El Mencho himself comes from Michoacán and grew up in poverty, like so many people do in that area of Mexico and in Mexico in general.

From Slate Feb. 25, 2026

He crossed the border illegally sometime before he turned 20, making the migrant’s journey north from the avocado and lime orchards that surround his family’s small town in the state of Michoacán.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

Since 1950 many biologists have collected in Michoacán in the course of work on certain groups of animals or in general surveys.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

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