CHIHUAHUA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chihuahua mean? 

• CHIHUAHUA (noun)
  The noun CHIHUAHUA has 3 senses:

1. a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico

2. a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau

3. an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

  Familiarity information: CHIHUAHUA used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIHUAHUA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Chihuahua" is a part of...):

Chihuahua (a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

province; state (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Chihuahua"):

Chihuahua (a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Chihuahua" is a kind of...):

toy; toy dog (any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets)

 Context examples 

The Long Haired Chihuahua is a variety of chihuahua with a long-haired coat.

(Long Haired Chihuahua, NCI Thesaurus)

The Chihuahua is a tiny dog with an apple-shaped head and a short pointed muzzle.

(Chihuahua, NCI Thesaurus)

Its capital is Chihuahua.

(Chihuahua, NCI Thesaurus)