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Definition of Puebla

1. Noun. A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau.

Definition of Puebla

1. Proper noun. A state in central Mexico ¹

2. Proper noun. The capital city of that state ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puebla

Literary usage of Puebla

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Henry Lebbeus Oak, Frances Fuller Victor, Alfred Bates (1883)
"Puebla, Arancel de los honorarios y derechos judiciales. ... Puebla, 1851. 4to; Contestación al Manifiesto que seis individuos del Ayunt" de Puebla. ..."

2. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, from the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"At the same time Mahi, coming down from the Gallician mountains, menaced Astorga, and a detachment of his army, under To- boado Gil, occupied Puebla de ..."

3. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... and a detachment of his army, under To- boado Gil, occupied Puebla de ... but Serras only placing a Swiss battalion and sixty dragoons at Puebla, ..."

4. Mexico as it was and as it is by Brantz Mayer (1847)
"I SHALL say nothing more of our journey from Perote to Puebla, or of the several uninteresting villages through which we passed. ..."

5. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican: A Historical, Geographical, Political by Brantz Mayer (1852)
"THE STATE OF Puebla. Nearly all of this State lies in the torrid zone, occupying a portion of the table land, and stretching westwardly down the slopes of ..."

6. The Mexican War, by an English Soldier: Comprising Incidents and Adventures by George Ballentine (1860)
"... Puebla. ABOUT the middle of June, a large reinforcement under the command of General Cadwallader having arrived at Jalapa, according to the instructions ..."

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