Chihuahua
noun
Chi·hua·hua
chə-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä 
shə-,
-wə
: any of a breed of very small roundheaded dogs that occur in short-coated and long-coated varieties
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And the Mexican state of Chihuahua had 1,306 measles cases and one death as of Friday, according to data from the state health ministry.
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Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
Among the areas described are the Eastern Economic Corridor in Thailand and Chihuahua in Mexico.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But the narrative quickly changed, and the following scene shows the Chihuahua comfortably tucked into a pet carrier, being held by his owner.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Milly is genetically the mother of Pearl, born Sept. 1, 2020, but Pearl was actually birthed by C-section to a Milly clone inseminated by Gold, a Chihuahua show dog, also owned by Semler and her husband, Edwin Davila, 55.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
Among the areas described are the Eastern Economic Corridor in Thailand and Chihuahua in Mexico.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But the narrative quickly changed, and the following scene shows the Chihuahua comfortably tucked into a pet carrier, being held by his owner.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Milly is genetically the mother of Pearl, born Sept. 1, 2020, but Pearl was actually birthed by C-section to a Milly clone inseminated by Gold, a Chihuahua show dog, also owned by Semler and her husband, Edwin Davila, 55.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Chihuahua
noun
Chi·hua·hua
chə-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä
shə-,
-wə
: any of a breed of very small large-eared dogs that originated in Mexico
Etymology
named for Chihuahua, a state in Mexico
Geographical Definition
Chihuahua
geographical name
Chi·hua·hua
chē-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä
chə-,
-wə
1
state of northern Mexico bordering on the U.S. (Texas and New Mexico) area 95,400 square miles (247,086 square kilometers), population 3,406,465
2
city, and capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua metropolitan area population 819,543
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