a state of SE Mexico, on the E Yucatán Peninsula: hot, humid, forested, and inhabited chiefly by the Maya. Capital: Chetumal. Pop: 287 000 (2005 est). Area: 50 350 sq km (19 463 sq miles)
Quintana Roo in American English
(kɪnˈtɑnə ˈroʊoʊ; Spanish kinˈtɑnɑ ˈʀɔɔ)
state of SE Mexico, on E Yucatán Peninsula: 19,440 sq mi (50,349 sq km); pop. 493,000; cap. Chetumal