Sinaloa

American  

[seen-l-oh-uh, sin-, see-nah-law-ah] / ˌsin lˈoʊ ə, ˌsɪn-, ˌsi nɑˈlɔ ɑ /

noun

1. a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Culiacán.

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Sinaloa British  

/ ˌsɪn-, ˌsiːnəˈləʊə, sinaˈloa /

noun

1. a state of W Mexico. Capital: Culiacán. Pop: 2 534 835 (2000). Area: 58 092 sq km (22 425 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Os, born Kenia Guadalupe Flores Osuna in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, has made an incredible leap from social media influencer to Latin Grammy-nominated pop star in under a decade.

From Los Angeles Times

El Pollo Loco traces its history to the 1970s in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, where it was started by shoe salesman Pancho Ochoa using his family’s citrus-marinated chicken recipe.

From Los Angeles Times

More troubling is the fact that the Mexican military is already involved in a year-long operation against the Sinaloa cartel, and there’s concern that they will not have the capacity to fight a two-front war.

From Salon

The Mexican government has sent thousands of troops to Sinaloa, and they'd set up checkpoints on most of the roads.

From BBC

At one of her regular news conferences - held before Sunday's killing of "El Mencho" - I asked President Claudia Sheinbaum what it would take to bring the violence in Sinaloa under control.

From BBC