Michoacán

[mee-chaw-ah-kahn]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for michoacan

Contemporary Examples of michoacan

Superlabs in the central Mexican state of Michoacan are estimated to produce one hundred pounds of meth per cook.
The Devil’s Drug: The True Story of Meth in New Mexico
Nick Romeo
August 24, 2013

Historical Examples of michoacan

The sun was as hot as upon the llanos along the river Balsas in Michoacan.
On the Mexican Highlands
William Seymour Edwards
The Tarascos of Michoacan were reputed to be the most skillful in feather-work.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2
Hubert Howe Bancroft
The temple-service of Michoacan was much the same as in Mexico.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3
Hubert Howe Bancroft
A few hundred men near Uruapan in Michoacan flaunted their defiance.
The Missourian
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
A new frog of the genus Tomodactylus from Michoacan, Mexico.
A New Species of Frog (Genus Tomodactylus) from Western Mexico
Robert G. Webb

British Dictionary definitions for michoacan

Michoacán

noun

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)

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