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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.


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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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

They are building sprawling factories in industrial parks such as Hofusan, in the border state of Nuevo León, in order to send their products duty-free to Texas, 125 miles away.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2025

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

A picnic was interrupted when a hungry black bear approached a group of visitors, mounted their table and ate their food at Mexico's Chipinque Ecological Park in the state of Nuevo León.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2023

Representatives of the Gulf Coastal Plain in Tamaulipas and Nuevo León as well as migrants of the eastern flyway occur in northeastern Coahuila.

From Birds from Coahuila, Mexico by Urban, Emil K.

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