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culiacán

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Cu⋅lia⋅cán

  [koo-lyah-kahn]
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–noun
a city in and capital of Sinaloa state, in NW Mexico. 358,800.

Si⋅na⋅lo⋅a

  [seen-l-oh-uh, sin-; Sp. see-nah-law-ah]
–noun
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 1,714,000; 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
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Cu·lia·cán   (kōōl'yə-kän')   
A city of western Mexico west-northwest of Durango on the Culiacán River, about 282 km (175 mi) long. The city was founded in 1531 and figured prominently as a departure point for early Spanish expeditions to the north. Population: 605,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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