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Campeche

American  
[kahm-pe-che] / kɑmˈpɛ tʃɛ /

noun

  1. a state in SE Mexico, on the peninsula of Yucatán. 19,672 sq. mi. (50,950 sq. km).

  2. a seaport in and the capital of this state.

  3. Gulf of, the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico.


Campeche British  
/ kamˈpetʃe /

noun

  1. a state of SE Mexico, on the SW of the Yucatán peninsula: forestry and fishing. Capital: Campeche. Pop: 205 000 (2005 est). Area: 56 114 sq km (21 666 sq miles)

  2. a port in SE Mexico, capital of Campeche state. Pop: 195 000 (2000 est)

  3. the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico

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Another is Ilha do Campeche, an island you reach by boat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

He searched online and found lidar information from 2013 for a large area in Campeche, Mexico.

From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 30, 2024

Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

In the port of Campeche, an air-conditioned bus whisks tourists from the train station to the city center.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

A number of them on escaping from the storm drifted towards Campeche, others to the mouth of the Mississippi, still others to unknown ports and one was known to have been wrecked.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher