Veracruz

American  

[ver-uh-krooz, ve-rah-kroos] / ˌvɛr əˈkruz, ˌvɛ rɑˈkrus /

noun

1. a state in eastern Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. 27,759 sq. mi. (71,895 sq. km). Jalapa.

2. a seaport in this state: the chief port of Mexico.

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Veracruz British  

/ beraˈkruθ, ˌvɛrəˈkruːz /

noun

1. a state of E Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of a hot humid coastal strip with lagoons, rising rapidly inland to the central plateau and Sierra Madre Oriental. Capital: Jalapa. Pop: 630 000 (2005 est). Area: 72 815 sq km (28 114 sq miles)

2. the chief port of Mexico, in Veracruz state on the Gulf of Mexico. Pop: 410 000 (2000 est)

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Example Sentences

She was born, possibly of noble lineage, in what is now Mexico’s Veracruz state, along the Gulf of Mexico, in approximately 1500.

From Los Angeles Times

This land outside of Veracruz became the first free Black town in Mexico, today known as Yanga.

From Los Angeles Times

At 28, the singer-songwriter from Veracruz informs her work with a level of maturity that most artists won’t achieve in a lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times

The Mexican naval training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May, leaving two crew members dead, returned home on Sunday to official fanfare in the port of Veracruz.

From Barron's

The agency also stated that the infestation hadn’t yet penetrated farther north than Oaxaca and Veracruz, 700 miles from the U.S. border.

From Los Angeles Times