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Orizaba

[ awr-uh-zah-buh, ohr-; Spanish aw-ree-sah-bah ]

noun

  1. 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].
  2. a city near this peak.


Orizaba

/ ˌɔːrɪˈzɑːbə; oriˈθaβa /

noun

  1. a city and resort in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. Pop: 327 000 (2005 est)
  2. Pico de Orizaba
    the Spanish name for Citlaltépetl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Next day they started for Orizaba, the priest carrying a passionate recital of these discoveries to the Bishop.

M. Kienast-Zolly dwelt many years at Orizaba in Mexico, where he collected orchids with enthusiasm for his own delight.

In Orizaba the conduct of Branciforte was that of an absolute monarch.

He scaled the sides of Orizaba, reached the lofty plateau, and seized the ancient citadel of the Montezumas.

At Orizaba the climate is temperate, fresh, and cool, beginning to have the elements of mountain altitudes.

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