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Orizaba

Orizaba proper noun: a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Proper noun

Orizaba

  1. A city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Origin of Orizaba

From Classical Nahuatl ahuiliztli (pleasant) + Classical Nahuatl atl (“water”) + Classical Nahuatl -pan (“place”), thus Ahuiliz-apan.

Words formed from Orizaba

Questions about Orizaba

What does Orizaba mean?
Orizaba means a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
What part of speech is Orizaba?
Orizaba is a proper noun.

Words near Orizaba in the dictionary

  1. Orivesi
  2. orixa
  3. orixas
  4. Oriya
  5. Oriyas
  6. Orizaba
  7. Orizaban
  8. Orizabans
  9. orizon
  10. orizons
  11. Oriège

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