a port in W Mexico, in S Sinaloa on the Pacific: situated opposite the tip of the peninsula of Lower California, for which it is the chief link with the mainland. Pop: 406 000 (2005 est)
Mazatlán in American English
(ˌmɑsɑtˈlɑn)
seaport & resort on the Pacific coast of Mexico, in the state of Sinaloa: pop. 314,000