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Orizaba
[ awr-uh-zah-buh, ohr-; Spanish aw-ree-sah-bah ]
noun
- an inactive volcano in southeastern Mexico, in Veracruz state. 18,546 feet (5,653 meters). Also called Ci·tlal·te·petl [see-tlahl-, tey, -pet-l].
- a city near this peak.
Orizaba
/ ˌɔːrɪˈzɑːbə; oriˈθaβa /
noun
- a city and resort in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. Pop: 327 000 (2005 est)
- Pico de Orizabathe Spanish name for Citlaltépetl
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Next day they started for Orizaba, the priest carrying a passionate recital of these discoveries to the Bishop.
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M. Kienast-Zolly dwelt many years at Orizaba in Mexico, where he collected orchids with enthusiasm for his own delight.
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In Orizaba the conduct of Branciforte was that of an absolute monarch.
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He scaled the sides of Orizaba, reached the lofty plateau, and seized the ancient citadel of the Montezumas.
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At Orizaba the climate is temperate, fresh, and cool, beginning to have the elements of mountain altitudes.
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