Zacatecas

[ sah-kah-te-kahs ]

noun

1. a state in central Mexico. 28,125 sq. mi. (72,845 sq. km).
2. the capital of this state.

Zacatecas

/ θakaˈtekas /

noun

1. a state of N central Mexico, on the central plateau: rich mineral resources. Capital: Zacatecas. Pop: 1 351 207 (2000). Area: 75 040 sq km (28 973 sq miles)
2. a city in N central Mexico, capital of Zacatecas state: silver mines. Pop: 241 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Usually warm and chatty, Atencio, who was raised in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, got uncharacteristically quiet.

From Los Angeles Times

Baseball, not soccer, is the preferred sport in Zacatecas, so the Arellano boys played games on a makeshift dirt field in an arroyo with rolled up pantyhose as the ball, tree branches for bats and a mano pelona — gloveless.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 1980s, he and other men from the ranchos of Jerez, Zacatecas, began to play in Sunday league games against men from other Mexican states.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s still a pinch-me moment for Ramirez, a musical theater lover and former competitive cheerleader who moved to the U.S. three years ago from Zacatecas, Mexico, in search of a better life.

From Los Angeles Times

The congressman from the north-central state of Zacatecas — a historic hub of emigration to the United States — rose from virtual anonymity to make a name for himself as the presidential aspirant of the center-left Citizens’ Movement.

From Los Angeles Times