Puebla
Americannoun
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a state in S central Mexico. 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km).
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the capital of this state, in the N part.
noun
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an inland state of S central Mexico, situated on the Anáhuac Plateau. Capital: Puebla. Pop: 5 070 346 (2000 est). Area: 33 919 sq km (13 096 sq miles)
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a city in S Mexico, capital of Puebla state: founded in 1532; university (1537). Pop: 1 880 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
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“They’re annoying,” said one resident of the inland city of Puebla who declined to share his name because he’s afraid of blowback.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Vultures circle over the town of Huehuetla in the central state of Hidalgo, which, along with Puebla to the south and Veracruz in the east, bore the brunt of days of torrential rains.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
María Salas, 49, lost five members of her family when their home collapsed in Huauchinango, a town in the mountains in the north of Puebla state.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
I’ve been to Puebla, a city known for its roughly 300 churches.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
It is known that 11,500 years ago paleo-Indians were hunting from caves in what is now Puebla, the state northwest of Oaxaca.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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