a state of SE Mexico, on the SW of the Yucatán peninsula: forestry and fishing. Capital: Campeche. Pop: 205 000 (2005 est). Area: 56 114 sq km (21 666 sq miles)
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a port in SE Mexico, capital of Campeche state. Pop: 195 000 (2000 est)
3. Bay of Campeche
Campeche in American English
(kæmˈpitʃi; Spanish kɑmˈpɛtʃɛ)
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state of SE Mexico, in the W Yucatán Peninsula: 20,013 sq mi (51,833 sq km); pop. 535,000
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capital of this state, a port on the Gulf of Campeche: pop. 174,000
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Gulf ofarm of the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Yucatán Peninsula