Chihuahua

[ chi-wah-wah, -wuh ]

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noun

a state in N Mexico. 94,831 sq. mi. (245,610 sq. km).
the capital of this state.
one of a Mexican or Aztec breed of very small dogs having either short or long hair of any one of a variety of colors.

Chihuahua

/ -wə; tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː /

a state of N Mexico: mostly high plateau; important mineral resources, with many silver mines. Capital: Chihuahua. Pop: 728 000 (2005 est). Area: 247 087 sq km (153 194 sq miles)
a city in N Mexico, capital of Chihuahua state. Pop: 650 000 (2000 est)
a breed of tiny dog originally from Mexico, having short smooth hair, large erect ears, and protruding eyes

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M10 was captured last year during a raid by Chihuahua State Police on a stash house in Juárez.

Sister networks formed in cities like Juarez, Chihuahua and Guadalajara.

Q: Is there a tomb for the chihuahua where I can pay my respects?

This is a chihuahua who likes to sing-along to a Vampire Weekend song.

Baxter is a full-grown long-haired chihuahua who likes howling along to Vampire Weekend's 2008 hit song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa."

D'Almansa presented me with his cap and whip, and gave me a letter of recommendation to an officer at Chihuahua.

He was a lieutenant of dragoons in the Spanish service, and master of the military school at Chihuahua.

When we arrived at Chihuahua, we pursued our course through the town to the house of the general.

There is in the province, about 100 miles south of Chihuahua, a mountain or hill of loadstone.

The principal church at Chihuahua was the most superb building we saw in New Spain.

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