[kahm-pe-che] 
| 1. | a state in SE Mexico, on the peninsula of Yucatán. 337,000; 19,672 sq. mi. (50,950 sq. km). |
| 2. | a seaport in and the capital of this state. 69,506. |
| 3. | Gulf of, the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Cam·pe·che (kām-pē'chē, käm-pě'chě) A city of southeast Mexico on the Bay of Campeche, a section of the Gulf of Mexico west of Yucatán. Founded in 1540, Campeche was frequently sacked by buccaneers in the 17th century. Population: 212,000. |
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