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Nayarit

American  
[nah-yah-reet] / ˌnɑ yɑˈrit /

noun

  1. a state in W Mexico. 10,442 sq. mi. (27,045 sq. km). Tepic.


Nayarit British  
/ najaˈrit /

noun

  1. a state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: includes the offshore Tres Marías Islands. Capital: Tepic. Pop: 919 739 (2000). Area: 27 621 sq km (10 772 sq miles)

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Mission to Mexico on Tuesday lifted its recommendation for American visitors to shelter in place in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, which include the cities of Puerto Vallarta, Chapala and Guadalajara.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Desmond, who has lived in Bucerías, a beach resort town in the state of Nayarit, for several years, described the scene as "very unusual".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Five Nayarit families — among them farmers, small business owners and a former police officer — are suing Veytia in federal court in Washington, D.C., under the Torture Victim Protection Act.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

The Barragan story was told by USC history professor Natalia Molina in her 2022 book “A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

Kino’s grandfather had brought it from Nayarit, and he had given it to Kino’s father, and so it had come to Kino.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck