campeche

noun

1. a state in SE Mexico, on the peninsula of Yucatán. 19,672 sq. mi. (50,950 sq. km).
2. a seaport in and the capital of this state.
3. Gulf of, the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico.

noun

1. a state of SE Mexico, on the SW of the Yucatán peninsula: forestry and fishing. Capital: Campeche. Pop: 205 000 (2005 est). Area: 56 114 sq km (21 666 sq miles)
2. a port in SE Mexico, capital of Campeche state. Pop: 195 000 (2000 est)
3. Bay of Campeche or Gulf of Campeche the SW part of the Gulf of Mexico