Nuevo León

[ nwey-voh ley-ohn, noo-ey-; Spanish nwe-vaw le-awn ]

noun

1. a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). : Monterrey.

Nuevo León

/ nuːˈeɪ-; ˈnweβo leˈɔn; ˈnweɪvəʊ leɪˈəʊn /

noun

1. a state of NE Mexico: the first centre of heavy industry in Latin America. Capital: Monterrey. Pop: 3 826 240 (2000). Area: 64 555 sq km (24 925 sq miles)

Example Sentences

At least nine people have been killed, including a child, and about 50 have been injured after part of a stage collapsed at an election campaign rally in Mexico's northern Nuevo León state, the local governor has said.

From BBC

The stage collapsed in a suburb of Monterrey, in the state of Nuevo León, during an event attended by the progressive candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez and other members of the Citizens’ Movement party.

From New York Times

Samuel García, the governor of Nuevo León, told people in the state to take cover from the storm.

From New York Times

When she came to the state where Monterrey sits — Nuevo Leon — in February she talked about security and the water supply.

From Seattle Times

An annual survey of Nuevo Leon found last year that nearly nine in 10 residents noticed an increase in migrants and about seven in 10 felt that they should be provided work.

From Seattle Times