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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acapulco De Juarez

Acanthocereus
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Acanthocheilonema
Acanthocybium
Acanthocybium solandri
Acanthophis
Acanthophis antarcticus
Acanthoscelides
Acanthoscelides obtectus
Acanthuridae
Acanthurus
Acanthurus chirurgus
Acanthus mollis
Acapulco
Acapulco de Juarez (current term)
Acapulco gold
Acaridae
Acarnanian
Acarnanians
Acarus
Acarus balatus
Acarus folliculorum
Acarus gallinae
Acarus hordei
Acarus rhizoglypticus hyacinthi
Acarus scabiei
Accad
Accadian
Accadians

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 ..."

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