Zacatecas

[sah-kah-te-kahs]

noun

1. a state in central Mexico. 28,125 sq. mi. (72,845 sq. km).

2. the capital of this state.

Zacatecas

/ θakaˈtekas /

noun

1. 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)

2. a city in N central Mexico, capital of Zacatecas state: silver mines. Pop: 241 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

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.”

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A year ago tomorrow, the Zacatecas native suffered a heart attack and mild stroke in the moments after seeing his Dodgers win Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees.

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He was leaving their rancho of La Cañada, Zacatecas for el Norte.

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The son of immigrants from the Mexican state of Zacatecas who originally came to this country without papers, Ortega grew up a “sheltered, nerdy kid” in La Puente.

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Joining Luna in the fun was Guillermo Rodriguez, an immigrant from the Mexican state of Zacatecas who started on the show as a parking lot security guard but long ago graduated to Kimmel’s hombre on the street.

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