a state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: includes the offshore Tres Marías Islands. Capital: Tepic. Pop: 919 739 (2000). Area: 27 621 sq km (10 772 sq miles)
Nayarit in American English
(ˌnɑjɑˈʀit)
state of W Mexico: 10,665 sq mi (27,622 sq km); pop. 825,000; cap. Tepic