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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 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.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 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

Mexico has registered at least 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, with more than half of those occurring in one northern state, Nuevo León, according to the health ministry.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Conflicts of jurisdiction between Nuevo León and Nueva Vizcaya became chronic and a serious hindrance to prosperity.

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

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