Querétaro

American  

[ke-re-tah-raw] / kɛˈrɛ tɑˌrɔ /

noun

1. a state in central Mexico. 4,432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of this state, in the SW part: republican forces executed Emperor Maximilian here 1867.

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Querétaro British  

/ keˈretaro /

noun

1. an inland state of central Mexico: economy based on agriculture and mining. Capital: Querétaro. Pop: 1 402 010 (2000). Area: 11 769 sq km (4544 sq miles)

2. a city in central Mexico, capital of Querétaro state: scene of the signing (1848) of the treaty ending the US-Mexican War and of the execution of Emperor Maximilian (1867). Pop: 913 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In May, a recently returned man vanished after leaving his job at a hotel in the central state of Querétaro, Concha said.

From Los Angeles Times

“As long as they don’t fight!” said Hector Garduño, who came to the show with his partner, Sofia Carrera, from Querétaro.

From Los Angeles Times

"And it was really fun, had a really good time," he said in conversation with the Hay Festival Querétaro.

From BBC

A spokesperson for the government of the state of Querétaro defended their decision saying: "We have always said and reiterated that the water is for citizen consumption, not for the industry. The municipality has zero faculties to water allocation and even less to assign water quality. Nor the state, nor the municipality can water allocate to any industry or the primary sector, that's a job for the National Water Commission."

From BBC

The extra water consumption by data centres is a big problem for some in Querétaro which last year endured the worst drought of a century, impacting crops and water supplies to some communities.

From BBC