Sonora
- a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
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Contemporary Examples of sonora
Time was, Ajo was best known as the last pit stop for tourists bound for the beaches of Sonora.
In Tiny Ajo, Arizona, Border Patrol Agents Are Living the DreamTerry Greene Sterling
September 22, 2013
At least one other killing may have occurred in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
U.S. Border Patrol Fires at Rock Throwers in Mexico, and Three Have DiedTerry Greene Sterling
October 13, 2012
Three weeks ago, Sofia even sent her 4-year-old daughter back to Sonora, Mexico, figuring she could meet her child there.
Historical Examples of sonora
How is there anything to offer in Sonora when Perez here has sent the guns south?
The Treasure TrailMarah Ellis Ryan
Well, they have grown fond of you,––the Indian women of Sonora!
The Treasure TrailMarah Ellis Ryan
I am contemplating investing in Central Sonora when it is placed on the market.
Frank Merriwell's PursuitBurt L. Standish
Sonora, naturally one of the richest provinces of Mexico, is also one of the least known.
Wood RangersMayne Reid
The end you will keep in view, is to detach the Senate of Sonora from the Federal alliance.
Wood RangersMayne Reid
Sonora
- a state of NW Mexico, on the Gulf of California: consists of a narrow coastal plain rising inland to the Sierra Madre Occidental; an important mining area in colonial times. Capital: Hermosillo. Pop: 2 213 370 (2000). Area: 184 934 sq km (71 403 sq miles)
Word Origin and History for sonora
Sonora
Mexican state, from Spanish sonora "sonorous" (from Latin sonoros; see sonorous), supposedly so called in reference to marble deposits there which rang when struck.