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Toluca

American  
[taw-loo-kah] / tɔˈlu kɑ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.

  2. an extinct volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state. 15,026 feet (4,580 meters).


Toluca British  
/ toˈluka /

noun

  1. Official name: Toluca de Lerdo. a city in S central Mexico, capital of Mexico state, at an altitude of 2640 m (8660 ft). Pop: 1 987 000 (2005 est)

  2. a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)

"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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In June 2021, she picked up a gated estate in Toluca Lake, a high-end neighborhood with celebrity residents that have included Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, and Kirsten Dunst.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Curry's longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz confirmed confirmed "passed away peacefully at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles on August 25".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

His longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz confirmed he "passed away peacefully at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles on August 25".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Everything changed, Garner and numerous other Toluca Lake residents said, the summer day when Universal Studios began running the coaster with a full slate of riders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Looking toward the west, every object glows in the brightness of the rising sun, except where the mountain casts its vast shadow even across the valley of Toluca.

From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Robert A. Wilson

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