Hermosillo

[ er-maw-see-yaw ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Sonora, in NW Mexico.

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How to use Hermosillo in a sentence

  • Still I have called you together to inform you of an engagement I have made in your name with the inhabitants of Hermosillo.

    The Indian Chief | Gustave Aimard
  • Two courses offered themselves: the first, to give up the results of the victory of Hermosillo, and retreat on Guaymas.

    The Indian Chief | Gustave Aimard
  • The road from Hermosillo to the Hacienda del Milagro is perfectly well traced, straight and wide along the entire distance.

    The Indian Chief | Gustave Aimard
  • His home in Hermosillo becomes little by little the house of Perez, and little by little Perez goes on crooked paths.

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
  • One of the guards told an alcalde I was his wife, he was sure that story would be repeated back to Hermosillo!

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan

British Dictionary definitions for Hermosillo

Hermosillo

/ (Spanish ɛrmoˈsiʎo) /


noun
  1. a city in NW Mexico, capital of Sonora state, on the Sonora River: university (1938); winter resort and commercial centre for an agricultural and mining region. Pop: 668 000 (2005 est)

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