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Chihuahua   /tʃəwˈɑwˌɑ/  /tʃˌiwˈɑwə/   Listen
Chihuahua

noun
1.
A city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico.
2.
A state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau.
3.
An old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization.





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"Chihuahua" Quotes from Famous Books



... divided in accordance with the three physiographic areas of the State: the Gulf Coastal Plain, the mountains, and the desert plains of the Mesa del Norte." Goldman and Moore (1945:348-349) listed three biotic provinces in Coahuila: the Chihuahua-Zacatecas Biotic Province, in the western half of the State; the Tamaulipas Biotic Province, in the northeastern part of the State; and the Sierra Madre Oriental Biotic Province, in the southeastern part of the State. Merriam (1898) noted that definable ...
— Birds from Coahuila, Mexico • Emil K. Urban
... have said, invented these ponies himself. From Chihuahua he brought in some of the best mustang mares he could find; and, in case you have Frederick Remington's pictures of starved winter-range animals in mind, let me tell you a good mustang is a very handsome animal indeed. These he bred to a thoroughbred. ...
— The Killer • Stewart Edward White
... "Ay, Chihuahua!" he ejaculated in shrill surprise and reined in his horse to gaze. The young hobo was running and, not far ahead, the Ground Hog was fleeing before him. They ran through bushy gulches and over cactus-crowned ridges where the sahuaros rose up like giant ...
— Silver and Gold - A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp • Dane Coolidge
... the streets. Bibulous dignitaries sit in council around Governor Alvarado's table. Mexican cigars, wine in old silver flagons (fashioned by the deft workers of Chihuahua and Durango), and carafes of aguadiente, garnish ...
— The Little Lady of Lagunitas • Richard Henry Savage


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