What is another word for campeche?

Pronunciation: [kˈampɛt͡ʃ] (IPA)

Campeche is a word that usually refers to a state in Mexico or a city with the same name. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to describe these places. For instance, the state of Campeche can also be referred to as the Campeche Peninsula or the Yucatan Peninsula, since it is located on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The city of Campeche, on the other hand, can be called Ciudad del Carmen or San Francisco de Campeche, which is the full name of the city. Additionally, the word Campeche can also be used as an adjective to describe things related to the state or city, such as the Campeche culture or the Campeche cuisine.

What are the hypernyms for Campeche?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    mexican state, Caribbean coastal city, Former Spanish colony, Gulf Coast City, Gulf Coast state, Mayan region, Mexican municipality, Yucatán Peninsula city, Yucatán Peninsula state.

What are the holonyms for Campeche?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for campeche (as nouns)

What are the meronyms for Campeche?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
  • meronyms for campeche (as nouns)

Usage examples for Campeche

Here, again, the history fails, and it does not appear how they were received in Campeachy; but it is manifest from other authorities that in the year 1540 they founded a city under the name of San Francisco de campeche.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens
Gathering together a large and powerful body of men as hungry for plunder and as desperate as himself, he descended upon the town of campeche, which he captured and sacked, stripping it of everything that could possibly be carried away.
"Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates"
Howard I. Pyle
Wood sells as if it came from campeche.
"Petty Troubles of Married Life, Part First"
Honore de Balzac

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