Morelia
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A day after Manzo’s killing, protesters filled the streets of Uruapan and Morelia, the capital of Michoacán state.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
"It's possible that Corallicolids have different effects depending on who they're infecting," says UBC researcher Morelia Trznadel, the first author of the paper.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
"Mining will create water pollution, exploitation of the earth and destruction," said Morelia Fuentes, a resident of a small agricultural community inside the forest.
From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2023
The ornamentation echoed the patterns and vivid colors of the Michoacán pottery, jewelry, blankets and baskets he saw at the market in Morelia as a child.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023
The appellation of Morelia, given to the city of Valladolid, keeps his name in remembrance, but her blood-stained mountain is a more lasting record of his cruelty.
From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)
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