Michoacán

[ mee-chaw-ah-kahn ]

noun

1. a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). : Morelia.

Michoacán

/ mitʃoaˈkan /

noun

1. a state of SW Mexico, on the Pacific: rich mineral resources. Capital: Morelia. Pop: 3 979 177 (2000). Area: 59 864 sq km (23 114 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The restaurant is inspired by chef-owner Salvador Alamilla’s upbringing in Michoacán, Mexico, and Southern California, and it features dishes like mole coloradito and braised lengua tacos, all on tortillas made in house from heirloom Oaxacan corn.

From Eater

Superlabs in the central Mexican state of Michoacan are estimated to produce one hundred pounds of meth per cook.

From The Daily Beast

From the eastern plateau we turn now to the kingdom of Michoacan, which lay to the west of Anhuac.

From Project Gutenberg

His reign was a long and glorious one, and it was chiefly to his able administration that Michoacan owed its greatness.

From Project Gutenberg

But he escaped their plots, and having possessed himself of the islands he became king of the whole of Michoacan.

From Project Gutenberg

They are nearer the middle of the upper part of Michoacan, at an elevation of seven thousand feet above the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

He is counted the fifth of the chiefs of Michoacan, and leaves no other record but that all his sons died violent deaths.

From Project Gutenberg