Villahermosa

American  

[bee-yah-er-maw-sah] / ˌbi yɑ ɛrˈmɔ sɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Tabasco, in E Mexico.

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Villahermosa British  

/ biʎaɛrˈmosa /

noun

1. Former name: San Juan Bautista.  a town in E Mexico, capital of Tabasco state: university (1959). Pop: 583 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Ramírez, 55, said they were then driven by Mexican authorities more than 700 miles south, and eventually released at a migrant shelter in the city of Villahermosa, in Tabasco state.

From Los Angeles Times

Leal once worked alongside 11 others at the tin-roofed shelter in the city of Villahermosa.

From Los Angeles Times

Nobody told them they were being taken to Villahermosa, an oil hub in southeastern Mexico, until they were well on their way.

From New York Times

“They left us in an industrial area of Villahermosa. There they let us go and I came here defeated.”

From Washington Times

A Twitter feed for the project said initial flights would be going to Cancun, Tijuana, Merida, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Villahermosa in Mexico and Caracas, Venezuela.

From Reuters