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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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"I've been doing this work for 30 years" yet the authorities "still haven't succeeded in criminalizing me," said Ramos, who is based in Nuevo Laredo, in the troubled state of Tamaulipas.

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

Tamaulipas — bordering Texas and the Gulf of Mexico — is widely considered among the most dangerous states in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

She hailed from Matamoros, a city in the northern state of Tamaulipas and launched her career in Monterrey before moving to Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

Of the three sierran faunas, those of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra de Tamaulipas have most in common.

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

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