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Mexico in British English
(ˈmɛksɪˌkəʊ)
noun
1.
a republic in North America, on the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific: early Mexican history includes the Maya, Toltec, and Aztec civilizations; conquered by the Spanish between 1519 and 1525 and achieved independence in 1821; lost Texas to the US in 1836 and California and New Mexico in 1848. It is generally mountainous with three ranges of the Sierra Madre (east, west, and south) and a large central plateau. Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Mexico City. Pop: 129 163 276 (2017 est). Area: 1 967 183 sq km (761 530sq miles)
Official name: United Mexican States. Spanish name: Méjico2.
a state of Mexico, on the central plateau surrounding Mexico City, which is not administratively part of the state. Capital: Toluca. Pop: 13 096 686 (2000). Area: 21 460 sq km (8287 sq miles)
3. Gulf of Mexico
Mexico in American English
(ˈmɛksɪˌkoʊ)
1.
country in North America, south of the U.S.: 759,529 sq mi (1,967,173 sq km); pop. 81,250,000; cap. Mexico City
2.
state of SC Mexico: 8,286 sq mi (21,461 sq km); pop. 9,816,000; cap. Toluca
3.
Gulf ofarm of the Atlantic, east of Mexico & south of the U.S.: c. 700,000 sq mi (1,812,993 sq km)
Word origin
< Sp Méjico < Nahuatl Mexìtli, name of the war godImage ofMexico
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British English: Mexico /ˈmɛksɪˌkəʊ/ NOUN
Mexico is a republic in North America, on the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific.
- American English: Mexico
- Arabic: الْـمَكْسِيك
- Brazilian Portuguese: México
- Chinese: 墨西哥
- Croatian: Meksiko
- Czech: Mexiko
- Danish: Mexico
- Dutch: Mexico
- European Spanish: México
- Finnish: Meksiko
- French: Mexique
- German: Mexiko
- Greek: Μεξικό
- Italian: Messico
- Japanese: メキシコ
- Korean: 멕시코
- Norwegian: Mexico
- Polish: Meksyk
- European Portuguese: México
- Romanian: Mexic
- Russian: Мексика
- Latin American Spanish: México
- Swedish: Mexiko
- Thai: ประเทศเม็กซิโก
- Turkish: Meksika
- Ukrainian: Мексика
- Vietnamese: nước Mexico
Chinese translation of 'Mexico'
Mexico
(ˈmɛksɪkəu)
n
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墨西哥
(Mòxīgē)