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| a city in and the capital of Veracruz, in E Mexico. 183,216. |
[ver-uh-krooz; Sp. be-rah-kroos] | 1. | a state in E Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. 4,917,000; 27,759 sq. mi. (71,895 sq. km). Capital: Jalapa. |
| 2. | a seaport in this state: the chief port of Mexico. 289,000. |
| Ja·la·pa also Ja·la·pa En·rí·quez (hə-lä'pə ěn-rē'kěs, hä-lä'pä) A city of east-central Mexico east of Mexico City. Built on the site of a pre-Columbian city, Jalapa was captured by Cortés in 1519. It is now an agricultural trade center and a mountain resort. Population: 388,000. |
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