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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southern Texas on the Rio Grande southeast of Laredo. It grew as a port of entry into Mexico.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande

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Examples

  • McALLEN - McAllen police finally have some relief from demand created by the city's bustling entertainment district.

    Brownsville Herald : By ANA LEY 2010

  • McALLEN - Police found remains that may belong to a McAllen woman who went missing from a Manhattan nightclub more than a year ago. news media, and images of the raven-haired beauty have been splayed across websites since she went missing on Dec. 3, 2008.

    Brownsville Herald : By ANA LEY 2010

  • McALLEN - McAllen city leaders and owners of the Bert Ogden family of auto dealerships hope

    Brownsville Herald : 2010

  • McALLEN - A 29-year-old victim is in critical condition after sustaining multiple gun shot wounds in a McAllen nigh club early Friday morning, police said.

    Brownsville Herald : By NICK PIPITONE 2010

  • McALLEN - The Republican challenger for Texas' 41st House district talked taxes and education Thursday in McAllen, pledging to oppose a state income tax and to reduce school bureaucracy.

    TheMonitor.com : News Dave Hendricks 2010

  • McALLEN - An attorney accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from a client's investment account has turned himself in to authorities, McAllen police said Tuesday.

    Brownsville Herald : By JEREMY ROEBUCK 2010

  • McALLEN - The Republican challenger for Texas' 41st House district talked taxes and education Thursday in McAllen, pledging to oppose a state income tax and to reduce school bureaucracy.

    The Monitor : Dave Hendricks 2010

  • McALLEN - Zoran B. Yankovich gives credit for the construction of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's new McAllen home to an unlikely source.

    The Monitor : 2009

  • McALLEN - Zoran B. Yankovich gives credit for the construction of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's new McAllen home to an unlikely source.

    The Monitor : 2009

  • McALLEN, Texas -- A Texas woman was reportedly left paralyzed by severe turbulence during a flight from Houston to McAllen, Texas.

    unknown title 2009

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