Usumacinta

[ oo-soo-mah-seen-tah ]

/ ˌu su mɑˈsin tɑ /

noun

a river in Central America, flowing NW along the W Guatemala-SE Mexico border, through Mexico, to the Gulf of Campeche. About 600 miles (965 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for usumacinta

Above this fork the Usumacinta is a fine broad stream, sometimes more than half a mile from bank to bank.

A Glimpse at Guatemala |Anne Cary Maudslay
This is just what we do find in the group of ruins on the Usumacinta River of which we have already given a short account.

The American Egypt |Channing Arnold
The most numerous and extensive are on the Usumacinta river.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 |Various
Some hours more and we reach the broad level, and set up our tents on the Chotal, a tributary of the Usumacinta.

The Ancient Cities of the New World |Dsir Charnay

Typical of these rivers are the Grijalva and the Usumacinta.

Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1 |Charles Reginald Enock

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Usumacinta

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