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Definition of Orizaba
1. Noun. A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orizaba
Literary usage of Orizaba
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Mexico by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Thomas Savage, Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1888)
"MAXIMILIAN had meanwhile been recreating at orizaba,1 relieving his ... On the
way to orizaba he had asked Bazaine to arrange with the minis- tons to tliis ..."
2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1874)
"orizaba is not only a mountain, but a town. ... orizaba is the favorite resort
of the gentry of Mexico. Being on the railroad, it has outstripped its rivals ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1894)
"While on Mount orizaba, Mexico, as a member of Dr. Sco- ... 132720, US National
Museum, Mount orizaba, Mexico, ..."
4. Mexico, the Wonderland of the South by William English Carson (1909)
"For generations orizaba was a haven of refuge for people who fled from the
pestilent coast during the yellow-fever season to seek health in the pure ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"orizaba is said to be one of the most ancient towns in America, having existed
... In 1862 orizaba was the headquarters of the French army of intervention ..."
6. Recollections of Mexico by Waddy Thompson (1846)
"RECOLLECTIONS OF MEXICO, CHAPTER I. Departure from New Orleans—Peak of orizaba—St.
Juan de Ulloa—City of Vera Cruz—The Vomito—Condition of the Negro ..."
7. Appletons' Guide to Mexico: Including a Chapter on Guatemala : and an by Alfred Ronald Conkling (1884)
"Most of the houses in orizaba are one story high, with overhanging red-tiled roofs.
... The climate of orizaba is temperate but very moist. ..."
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