Jalisco

[ hah-lees-kaw ]

/ hɑˈlis kɔ /

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noun

a state in W Mexico. 31,152 sq. mi. (80,685 sq. km). Capital: Guadalajara.

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Words nearby Jalisco

Jalapa, jalapeño, jalapin, jalebi, jalee, Jalisco, jalopy, jalor, jalouse, jalousie, jam

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How to use Jalisco in a sentence

Carrying picks and shovels, women from Madres Buscadoras arrived in the Chulavista neighborhood in the Jalisco municipality of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga.
The mothers of Mexico’s missing use social media to search for mass graves|Chantal Flores|October 11, 2022|MIT Technology Review
In Jalisco, which is one of Mexico’s most populous states with upwards of 8 million people, there was a 40 percent increase in positive cases in 2020 compared to 2019.
Mexicans with HIV/AIDS struggle with treatment access|Amílcar Carcamo|September 27, 2021|Washington Blade
The one made to Jalisco has never been revoked, and it holds good to-day.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish
But you were absolutely confident that Jalisco's document was a forgery.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish

In the grasp of an officer he came face to face with Bronson, who had Jalisco.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish
When they find Felipe Jalisco I think they'll not bother you further.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish
"I cannot," confessed Jalisco, closing and locking the door.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for Jalisco

Jalisco

/ (Spanish xaˈlisko) /

noun

a state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: crossed by the Sierra Madre; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Guadalajara. Pop: 6 321 278 (2000). Area: 80 137 sq km (30 934 sq miles)

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