state of SE Mexico, in the W Yucatán Peninsula: 20,013 sq mi (51,833 sq km); pop. 535,000
capital of this state, a port on the Gulf of Campeche: pop. 174,000
arm of the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Yucatán Peninsula
See Campeche in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kăm-pēˈchē, käm-pĕˈchĕ)
A city of southeast Mexico on the Bay of Campeche, a section of the Gulf of Mexico west of Yucatán. Founded in 1540, Campeche was frequently sacked by buccaneers in the 17th century. Population: 212,000.