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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A rocky hill south of Mexico City, Mexico. It was the site of a major American victory (September 12–13, 1847) during the Mexican War.
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- noun a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847)
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Examples
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'Chapultepec' is a few blocks east of the museum, and would require one change, at 'Salto del Agua' (assuming you are starting from Metro Bellas Artes).
Metro system in DF 2005
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A skyscraper in Chapultepec - Lida believes the only place left for Mexico City's burgeoning population to go is up.
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Fathers still take sons to see their monument in Chapultepec Park.
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Fathers still take sons to see their monument in Chapultepec Park.
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Yesterday I was standing on a bus on the way home from a concert in Chapultepec Park.
rudeness 2008
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Friday Morning On Friday, we walked to the Castle in Chapultepec Park -- very close to our hotel.
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In 1878 the National Astronomical Observatory was established in Chapultepec Castle, then on the outskirts of Mexico City.
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The couple settled in Chapultepec Castle just outside Mexico City and Maximilian wasted no time in advancing some of his policies for change.
Max and Carlota 2006
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In 1878 the National Astronomical Observatory was established in Chapultepec Castle, then on the outskirts of Mexico City.
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The couple settled in Chapultepec Castle just outside Mexico City and Maximilian wasted no time in advancing some of his policies for change.
Max and Carlota 2006
fbharjo commented on the word Chapultepec
Chapoltepēc, "At the grasshopper hill" in the Nahuatl language
October 3, 2010