Mexico

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Mex·i·co | \ ˈmek-si-ˌkō

variants: or Spanish Méjico \ ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō

\ or Mexican Spanish México \ ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō

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 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 square kilometers), population 125,959,000 — see also mexican sense 1a

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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