Campeche
- proper noun
- /kæmˈpeɪtʃ/
- The seafood in Campeche is fresh and delicious, making it a favorite destination for food lovers.
- Campeche Bay
- Campeche, Mexico
Examples
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Campeche is a beautiful port city located on the southeastern coast of Campeche, Mexico.
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Campeche gave very sparse information, reporting that there were 243 murders during this period, without specifying the age or gender of the victims.
Blog text (4) -
We're further south in Campeche where the terrain is a little different.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Do you know where this is?" The police sergeant examined the map and said, "Down south, more into Campeche."
Fiction book (1999) -
In Campeche and Chiapas, there is no transparency or even reliable systems: its pages are several months out of service and don't support questions.
Blog text (27) -
Only the lumber companies entered the jungle, using the rivers to extract precious wood to export from the port of Campeche.
Academic text (1996) -
The smaller plane was making a run to Campeche to pick up a party of Texas oil technicians who were meeting their wives and girlfriends in Cancun.
Fiction book (1999) -
We heard rumors that Doc was an addict, living in a hut on the Bay of Campeche, his mind gone, his hair and beard like a lion's mane, his body pocked with sores.
Fiction book (2002) -
On June 3, 1979, the 2-mile-deep exploratory well, IXTOC I, blew out in the Bahia de Campeche, 600 miles south of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Blog text (17) -
During our trip, we explored the historic sites in Campeche, known for its colonial architecture.
Synonyms
A port city and capital of the state of Campeche in southeast Mexico
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Campeche probably comes from a local Maya name, likely Ah Can Pech, which Spanish visitors used for the port town. This helps you remember that the city's name comes from the area's original Maya people.