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ma·qui·la·do·ra (mä kē′lə dôr′ə)

noun

a manufacturing facility under foreign ownership in Mexico, usually located close to the U.S. border: it is set up to take advantage of low taxes and wage rates
also maquila ma·qui′la (mä kē′lä)

Etymology: MexSp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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