SINCE 1828
Mexico
geographical name
Mex·i·co
| \ ˈmek-si-ˌkō
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variants:
or Spanish Méjico \ ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō
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or Mexican Spanish México \ ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō
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or Mexican Spanish México \ ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō
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Definition of Mexico
1
country in southern North America south of the U.S. (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California), north of Guatemala and Belize, and between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific; a republic; capital Mexico City area 759,530 square miles (1,972,544 square kilometers), population 112,336,538 — see also mexican
2
state of south central Mexico (country); capital Toluca area 8286 square miles (21,461 square kilometers), population 15,175,862
3
— see mexico city
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