Nuevo León

[nwey-voh ley-ohn, noo-ey-, nwe-vaw le-awn]

noun

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

Nuevo León

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The young couple came in from Monterrey, Nuevo León, but it was uncertain whether they’d make it to what Coronado called “a collective reunion that’s cultural and transcends more than music history.”

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Ismael Aldaba, president and founder of Fundación 911, told The Times that his organization immediately mobilized volunteers from the Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo León upon learning of the devastation.

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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.

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She graduated from the University of Monterrey in Nuevo León, Mexico, at the top of her class in 2019 and befriended Giles when she moved to Los Angeles.

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An agricultural economist at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, he recently discovered that if Chiapas mango farmers aren't able to begin harvesting as early as December, to sell their fruit before March, they struggle to see a profit due to market dynamics and lower quality fruit.

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