Chiapas

• CS
• Chiapa (obsolete)

From Spanish Chiapas, from the area's first Spanish encomienda Villa Real de Chiapa (“Royal Town of Chiapa”) or Chiapa de los Indios (“Indian Chiapa”, now Chiapa de Corzo) and long-time capital Chiapa de los Españoles (“Spaniard Chiapa”) or Ciudad Real de Chiapa (“Royal City of Chiapa”, now San Cristóbal de las Casas), both named after the local Chiapaneca people, from Chiapan + -eco (“-ic, -ish”): forming demonyms), from Classical Nahuatl Chiapan, from chia (“chia, oilseed”) + either -pan (“upon; place of; place of the”) or -apan (“river, stream”), presumably in reference to the Grijalva.

Chiapas

1. A state of Mexico.

• Chapais, aphasic, scaphia

From the area's first Spanish encomienda Villa Real de Chiapa (“Royal Town of Chiapa”) or Chiapa de los Indios (“Indian Chiapa”, now Chiapa de Corzo) and long-time capital Chiapa de los Españoles (“Spaniard Chiapa”) or Ciudad Real de Chiapa (“Royal City of Chiapa”, now San Cristóbal de las Casas), all named after the local Chiapaneca people, from Chiapan + -eco (“-ic, -ish”): forming demonyms), from Classical Nahuatl Chiapan, from chia (“chia”) + either -pan (“upon; place of; place of the”) or -apan (“river, stream”), presumably in reference to the Grijalva.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃjapas/ [ˈt͡ʃja.pas]
• Rhymes: -apas
• Syllabification: Chia‧pas

Chiapas m

1. A state of Mexico

   Synonym: (abbreviation) CS

• Chiapas on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

• History of Mexico – The State of Chiapas"

Chiapas

1. A state of Mexico