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Tamaulipas

American  
[tah-mou-lee-pahs] / ˌtɑ maʊˈli pɑs /

noun

  1. a state in NE Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. 30,731 sq. mi. (79,595 sq. km). Ciudad Victoria.


Tamaulipas British  
/ tamauˈlipas /

noun

  1. a state of NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Capital: Ciudad Victoria. Pop: 2 747 114 (2000). Area: 79 829 sq km (30 822 sq miles)

"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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Over 13,000 people have disappeared in Tamaulipas, according to Mexican NGOs.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Roadblocks were also reported in the Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta and the Gulf state of Tamaulipas on the border with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

As the eldest of four brothers, raised by parents from a small rancho in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, she was embedded in a culture where machismo ran deep.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

The governor of Tamaulipas said authorities were also looking into the issue.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2025

Records of occurrence.—Specimens examined, 7: Sierra de Tamaulipas, 10 mi.

From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul

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