Veracruz
Americannoun
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a state in eastern Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. 27,759 sq. mi. (71,895 sq. km). Jalapa.
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a seaport in this state: the chief port of Mexico.
noun
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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)
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the chief port of Mexico, in Veracruz state on the Gulf of Mexico. Pop: 410 000 (2000 est)
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 19, 2025
The author, a professor of Latin American history at Northwestern University, begins his saga in April 1519, when Hernán Cortés landed on Mexico’s eastern coast, near present-day Veracruz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
According to Laura Velazquez, the head of Mexico's civil defense authority, the states of Veracruz, Hidalgo and Puebla were hardest hit by flooding brought on by days of heavy rains.
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
Poet Jennifer Givhan’s immersive novel, set near the Salton Sea, revolves around the multigenerational Veracruz family in the Eastern Coachella Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
Isaias Guerra, from Veracruz, Mexico, looked relieved when Grout found him.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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