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Vil·la·her·mo·sa

(vē′ə-ĕr-mō′sə, bē′yä-)

A city of southeast Mexico east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It was founded in the 1500s near the site of an Olmec settlement.

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Villahermosa

(Spanish biʎaɛrˈmosa)

(Placename) a town in E Mexico, capital of Tabasco state: university (1959). Pop: 583 000 (2005 est). Former name: San Juan Bautista

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Vil•la•her•mo•sa

(ˌvi yɑ ɛrˈmoʊ sə)

n.

the capital of Tabasco, in E Mexico. 250,903.

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Villahermosa - a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco

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Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

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