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

Example Sentences

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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