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Definition of Acapulco de Juarez
1. Noun. A port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving).
Exact synonyms: Acapulco
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Mexico, United Mexican States
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Mexico, United Mexican States
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acapulco De Juarez
Literary usage of Acapulco de Juarez
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Terry's Mexico: Handbook for Travellers by Thomas Philip Terry (1909)
"... with harbor facilities for 100 deep- sea vessels and 200 of lighter draft,
495 kilom. from Mexico City, known politically as Acapulco de Juarez (pop. ..."
2. Mexico: Geographical Sketch, Natural Resources Laws, Economic Conditions (1904)
"Tabares, population 43136; its chief town, Acapulco de Juarez, population 4932,
is an important seaport, 188 kilometers from Chilpancingo and 495 kilometers ..."