Puebla

[ pwe-blah ]

/ ˈpwɛ blɑ /

noun

a state in S central Mexico. 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km).

the capital of this state, in the N part.

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pudic, Pudovkin, Pudsey, pudu, Puducherry, Puebla, pueblo, Pueblos, puerile, puerilism, puerility

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He owned a bar in Puebla and when I would pass by it to and from my work as a nanny, he would come out to talk to me.
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Stay: The best options can be found in Mexico City and neighboring Puebla.
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Like Cinco de Mayo, cemitas, (sandwiches), hail from the city of Puebla and are especiales at Café Ollin.
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He was a teacher of the arts in the convent at Puebla de los Angeles, whence he volunteered to come to this province.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXII, 1640|Diego Aduarte

Towards noon they struck Puebla de los Naranjos, and found it a heap of ruins.
The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Fergus Hume
He left our village, and went to live in the great city of Puebla—a wicked place, though it be called the City of the angels.
The Guerilla Chief|Mayne Reid
On his way back to Puebla Lane turned off with 450 men to Guexocingo to capture two guns just made there.
The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2)|Justin H. Smith
Guerrero was organized as a state in 1849, its territory being taken from the states of Mexico, Michoacan and Puebla.
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British Dictionary definitions for Puebla

Puebla

/ (Spanish ˈpweβla) /

noun

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)

a city in S Mexico, capital of Puebla state: founded in 1532; university (1537). Pop: 1 880 000 (2005 est)

Full name: Puebla de Zaragoza (de θaraˈɣoθa)

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