Zacatecas
Americannoun
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a state in central Mexico. 28,125 sq. mi. (72,845 sq. km).
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the capital of this state.
noun
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a state of N central Mexico, on the central plateau: rich mineral resources. Capital: Zacatecas. Pop: 1 351 207 (2000). Area: 75 040 sq km (28 973 sq miles)
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a city in N central Mexico, capital of Zacatecas state: silver mines. Pop: 241 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
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The son of a Mexican immigrant from Zacatecas who came to this country without papers, Torres never had a full-time journalism job until this year, living a “Forrest Gump kind of life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
It states that he was born in Mexico in 1951 and is decorated with stamps from the regular trips he takes to his home state of Zacatecas.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
Suddenly, the director of the Federation of Zacatecas Hometown Assns. of Southern California, which was hosting the reunion, asked José to rise.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025
Many are also from the Indigenous communities in the central Mexican region of Zacatecas.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
In 1562 Ibarra was made governor and captain-general of a new province called Nueva Vizcaya, comprising the unconquered districts beyond Nueva Galicia, to which Zacatecas remained attached.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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