Nuevo León

American  

[nwey-voh ley-ohn, noo-ey-, nwe-vaw le-awn] / ˈnweɪ voʊ leɪˈoʊn, nuˈeɪ-, ˈnwɛ vɔ lɛˈɔn /

noun

1. a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). Monterrey.

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Nuevo León British  

/ nuːˈeɪ-, ˈnweβo leˈɔn, ˈnweɪvəʊ leɪˈəʊn /

noun

1. a state of NE Mexico: the first centre of heavy industry in Latin America. Capital: Monterrey. Pop: 3 826 240 (2000). Area: 64 555 sq km (24 925 sq miles)

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Nuevo León

The new restaurant, located in the northeastern state of Nuevo León near the Texas border, serves as an "important proof-of-concept" the company said.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Samuel García, the governor of Nuevo León, told people in the state to take cover from the storm.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

“A really beautiful memory I have of my dad was watching ‘Dragon Ball’ together,” said Guzmán, who spoke to me from his home in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

He’ll roll out a vertical spit to slow-roast a beehive of al pastor pork and a grill to sizzle up some mesquite aromatic beef tacos in the Northern Mexican tradition of Sonora and Nuevo León.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

Thence in later days little colonies were detached to all parts of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Texas.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene