Veracruz

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proper noun

A coastal state in southeastern Mexico.

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

proper nounVeracruz (countable and uncountable, plural Veracruzes)

plural Veracruzes

  1. countableuncountableA coastal state in southeastern Mexico.
  2. countableuncountableA city in Veracruz, Mexico.
  3. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. SpanishVeracruz
  2. SpanishVeracruz
  3. EnglishVeracruz

Borrowed from Spanish Veracruz.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Arabic فيراكروز
  • فيراكروز (firakruz)city in Mexico
Basque Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Bulgarian Веракрус
  • Веракрус (Verakrus)city in Mexico
Catalan Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Chinese Mandarin 韋拉克魯斯 /韦拉克鲁斯, 韋拉克魯斯 /韦拉克鲁斯
  • 韋拉克魯斯 /韦拉克鲁斯 (Wéilākèlǔsī)state of Mexico
  • 韋拉克魯斯 /韦拉克鲁斯 (Wéilākèlǔsī)city in Mexico
Czech Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Danish Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Dutch Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Estonian Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Finnish Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
French Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
German Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Greek Βερακρούς
  • Βερακρούς (Verakroús)city in Mexico
Hungarian Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Indonesian Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Irish Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Italian Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Japanese ベラクルス
  • ベラクルス (Berakurusu)city in Mexico
Korean 베라크루스 주
  • 베라크루스 주 (Berakeuruseu ju)state of Mexico
Latin Vera Crux
  • Vera Cruxcity in Mexico
Lithuanian Verakrusas
  • Verakrusascity in Mexico
Norwegian Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Polish Veracruz, Veracruz
  • Veracruzstate of Mexico
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Portuguese Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Romanian Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Russian Веракру́с, Веракру́с
  • Веракру́с (Verakrús)state of Mexico
  • Веракру́с (Verakrús)city in Mexico
Spanish Veracruz, Veracruz
  • Veracruzstate of Mexico
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Swahili Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Swedish Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Tamil வேராகுரூசு
  • வேராகுரூசு (vērākurūcu)city in Mexico
Thai เบรากรุซ
  • เบรากรุซ (Be-rā-kru-s)city in Mexico
Turkish Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Ukrainian Веракру́с
  • Веракру́с (Verakrús)city in Mexico
Vietnamese Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Welsh Veracruz
  • Veracruzcity in Mexico
Cite this entry
APA

Veracruz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Veracruz

MLA

“Veracruz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Veracruz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Veracruz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Veracruz.

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