Sonora

American  

[suh-nawr-uh, -nohr-uh, saw-naw-rah] / səˈnɔr ə, -ˈnoʊr ə, sɔˈnɔ rɑ /

noun

1. a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Hermosillo.

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Sonora British  

/ soˈnora /

noun

1. 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)

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Other Word Forms

• Sonoran adjective

Example Sentences

Sánchez and the officers protecting him had left Hermosillo, the capital of the state of Sonora, before sunrise on June 23 and by 7 a.m. had arrived in Altar.

From Los Angeles Times

The Sonora state public security secretariat said it had ruled out the possibility it was an attack or act of deliberate violence against civilians.

From BBC

The prosecutor's office in the northern state of Sonora said in a statement that "the working assumption is that the incident was accidental, and the investigation is looking into a transformer located inside the store."

From Barron's

Chávez was turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities at the Arizona border and was being held Tuesday in a federal lockup in Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora state, authorities here said.

From Los Angeles Times

Seeking some respite from the heat and a pick-me-up on the energy front, we made our way to the air-conditioned Sonora tent, which is essentially a rock club within Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times