Tamaulipas

[ tah-mou-lee-pahs ]

noun

1. a state in NE Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. 30,731 sq. mi. (79,595 sq. km). : Ciudad Victoria.

Tamaulipas

/ tamauˈlipas /

noun

1. a state of NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Capital: Ciudad Victoria. Pop: 2 747 114 (2000). Area: 79 829 sq km (30 822 sq miles)

Example Sentences

This summer, Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Alberto were credited with pushing nearly 200 crocodiles to explore more populated areas in Tamaulipas, a Mexican state that borders Texas, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

From BBC

The 50 trucks destroyed by the prosecutor's office on Monday were all seized in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas.

From BBC

Lozano, the daughter of Rubén Lozano and Yadira Rodríguez, natives of Tamaulipas, Mexico, earned her associate degree in 2021 from LBJ High School’s innovative biotechnology and science academy amid her boxing training.

From Los Angeles Times

Saucedo said that such attempts at narco-control of local politics had been seen previously in some particularly violent states, like Tamaulipas.

From Seattle Times

Campaign violence tends to be concentrated in states such as Guanajuato, Guerrero, Tamaulipas and Michoacán, where cartels hold sway across vast swaths of territory.

From Los Angeles Times