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Saltillo

American  
[sahl-tee-yaw] / sɑlˈti jɔ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Coahuila, in northern Mexico.


Saltillo British  
/ salˈtiʎo /

noun

  1. a city in N Mexico, capital of Coahuila state: resort and commercial centre of a mining region. Pop: 698 000 (2005 est)

"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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On a recent factory shift in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo, Honduran refugee Walter Banegas extracted a steaming-hot piece of molded metal destined for a street lamp from a die-casting machine.

From Reuters Nov. 25, 2023

In Austin, Clay Imports specializes in terracotta tile with most of their products made in Saltillo, Mexico.

From Seattle Times Nov. 23, 2022

Ms Gutiérrez, a writer and researcher, said this particular item appropriated the design of garments worn by the Contla and Saltillo people, and called for compensation for indigenous communities.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2022

Hoover grew up in Saltillo, a small town about 90 miles east of Dallas.

From New York Times Oct. 9, 2022

Gen. Wool's column had by this time reached Parras, one hundred or more miles west of Saltillo.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

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