Sinaloa

[ seen-l-oh-uh, sin-; Spanish see-nah-law-ah ]

noun

1. a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). : Culiacán.

Sinaloa

/ ˌsɪn-; ˌsiːnəˈləʊə; sinaˈloa /

noun

1. a state of W Mexico. Capital: Culiacán. Pop: 2 534 835 (2000). Area: 58 092 sq km (22 425 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Lidia Davalos, 38, originally from Sinaloa, Mexico, lives in Tijuana with her husband and children.

From Voice of San Diego

I mean, I’ve spent more time reporting in Sinaloa than anywhere else in the world.

From Ozy

The Sinaloa and Arellano Felix cartels have long been at war with each other for “turf.”

From Voice of San Diego

This would largely account for the fracturing that has affected CJNG and guaranteed its remaining behind the Sinaloa cartel of El Chapo fame.

From Ozy

In the meantime, there is talk that with El Chapo in prison the Sinaloa cartel has a new leader.

From The Daily Beast

The notorious Sinaloa cartel boss is trying to use Mexican law to get himself out of jail—and it just might work.

From The Daily Beast

Arturo in particular built up the organization and aligned it with the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels in the early 2000s.

From The Daily Beast

And he was not the only Sinaloa cartel informant to suffer an abrupt reversal of fortune with ICE.

From The Daily Beast

In Juárez, locals regard him as the commander of the ultra-violent Sinaloa offensive in their city.

From The Daily Beast

The climate of Sinaloa is good; in the upper regions excellent.

From Project Gutenberg

Beginning at the west, as before, we have the State of Sinaloa.

From Project Gutenberg

The Spaniards were now entering Sinaloa, and found themselves in a fertile land of flowing streams.

From Project Gutenberg

Part of Sinaloa was explored, and Culiacn was founded as an outpost in 1531.

From Project Gutenberg

In Sinaloa there were six towns with white and mixed populations ranging from 1000 to 3500 each.

From Project Gutenberg