Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Mexico on the Pacific Ocean. It is a popular resort with a fine natural harbor surrounded by cliffs and promontories.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in the Philippine Islands and Guam of Herpetica alata, an introduced plant of Mexican origin, the leaves of which are used as a remedy for ringworm and other parasitic skin-diseases. See
ringworm-shrub .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A port and city on the west coast of
Mexico , in the state ofGuerrero .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
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The worst thing you can do in Acapulco is rent a car.
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The worst thing you can do in Acapulco is rent a car.
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It grew so rapidly that the infrastructure was unable to handle the population; consequently during the past decade the authorities in Acapulco have tried to upgrade the infrastructure, clean up the city and beaches, and return it to world class resort status.
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In a stark contrast between old and new, a traditional street food vendor in Acapulco prepares his wares in the shadow of a modern advertising image.
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Acapulco is by far the largest city on the Mexican Riviera with a population exceeding 700,000 people.
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MTV announced that they will shoot in Acapulco this year which always makes for a great time.
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That will be the key question Oct. 24-26 in Acapulco when the IOC once again takes up the issue of whether to approve women's ski jumping for the Winter Olympic program.
Beau Dure: Women's Ski Jumping Tests the Grudges of Olympic Leaders Beau Dure 2010
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Fernando Monreal, director of the investigative police in Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located, said that the man's story seemed suspicious in a country where people rarely vacation with out their families.
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… In his last tournament in Acapulco, advanced to the QF (l. to Monaco).
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The hotels in Acapulco are luxurious and once again, Acapulco features top notch night life.
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