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San Pedro Sula

American  
[sahn pe-thraw soo-lah] / sɑn ˈpɛ ðrɔ ˈsu lɑ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Honduras.


San Pedro Sula British  
/ san ˈpeðro ˈsula /

noun

  1. a city in NW Honduras: the country's chief industrial centre. Pop: 610 000 (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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At a horse ranch outside the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, Leva Cabrera offered the nephews $20 million for a single shipment.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Deedson struck in second-half stoppage time to move Haiti to five points, with an edge on goal difference over Honduras, who played to a scoreless draw with Costa Rica in San Pedro Sula.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

In a post on X accompanied by photos, the Honduran armed forces said survivors with injuries were taken to a hospital in the city of San Pedro Sula by air force planes.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2025

The largest ones left San Pedro Sula in late 2018 and 2019 and many made it as far as the southern U.S. border.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2024

I know that they were telegraphing to San Pedro Sula as I left and to all the coast towns.

From Soldiers of Fortune by Davis, Richard Harding

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