mexico

Definition of mexico in English English dictionary: A country in North America. Official name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States); An alternative name for Mexico City; {i} republic located in southern North America (south of the United States border); An arm of the Atlantic Ocean in southeast North America bordering on eastern Mexico, the southeast United States, and Cuba. It connects with the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Florida and with the Caribbean Sea through the YucatÃ¡n Channel. a country to the south of the US and to the north of Guatemala. Population: 101,879,000 (2001). Capital: Mexico City. Before the arrival of Europeans, there were several important Native American CIvilizations in Mexico, including the Aztecs and the Maya. The country was ruled by Spain from the 16th century, and became independent in 1821. officially United Mexican States Country, southern North America. Mexico City Mexico Gulf of Mexico National Autonomous University of New Mexico; Country in North America. Official name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States); a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
Mexico City: The capital and largest city of Mexico, at the southern end of the central plateau. Situated at an altitude of 2,379 m (7,800 ft), it was founded on the site of an ancient Aztec capital destroyed by Cortés in 1521. Population: 8,235,744. the capital city of Mexico, built on the ruins of an ancient Aztec city. Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; metro. area, 18,327,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi (1,477 sq km). Mexico City is one of the world's largest cities and one of the world's fastest-growing metropolitan areas. It generates about one-third of Mexico's industrial production. It lies on an ancient lake bed, the site of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, which was taken by the Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés in 1521. It was the seat of the Viceroyalty of New Spain throughout the colonial period. Captured by Mexican revolutionaries under Gen. Agustín de Iturbide in 1821, it was seized by the U.S. in 1847 during the Mexican War and by the French (1863-67) under Maximilian. It was greatly improved during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz (1877-80, 1884-1911). In 1985 it was struck by a severe earthquake that killed 9,500 people. The old city centre, the Zócalo, has many historic buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral (built on the site of an Aztec temple) and the National Palace (built on the ruins of the palace of Montezuma II). Its educational institutions include the National Autonomous University of Mexico (founded 1551), the College of Mexico, and the Ibero-American University
Mexico City: capital city of Mexico (country in southern North America)
mexico city: the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities
Gulf of Mexico: A gulf to the south of the USA and to the east and north of Mexico
New Mexico: A state of the United States of America. Capital: Santa Fe
New Mexico: A state of the southwest United States on the Mexican border. It was admitted as the 47th state in 1912. Site of prehistoric cultures that long preceded the Pueblo civilization encountered by the Spanish in the 16th century, the region was governed as a province of Mexico after 1821 and ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The original territory (established 1850) included Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. Population: 1,521,779. New Mexican adj. NM a state in the southwestern US, where the land is mostly desert or mountain forests. Most of New Mexico used to belong to Mexico, so there is a strong Mexican and Spanish influence on the culture, language, buildings etc. State (pop., 2000: 1,819,046), southwestern U.S. Bordered by Mexico and the U.S. states of Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona, it covers 121,598 sq mi (314,939 sq km); its capital is Santa Fe. In the west, it is crossed north-south by the Continental Divide. The Rio Grande bisects the state and for a short distance forms the boundary with Texas. Human settlement in the area has probably spanned 10,000 years. Before the Navajo and Apache arrived in the 15th century, an agricultural Indian civilization had developed irrigation systems, pueblos, and cliff dwellings, whose ruins still dot the state. Spaniards from Mexico claimed the area for Spain in the 16th century, and in 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado explored it. The first settlement was at Santa Fe in 1610. Missionaries were active in the 1600s. It became part of Mexico in 1821 and was ceded to the U.S. in 1848 at the end of the Mexican War. The Territory of New Mexico was established by Congress in 1850. It became the 47th U.S. state in 1912 and retained its frontier image. World War II spurred economic and social change, bringing research facilities, including that at Los Alamos. The economy today is largely dependent on the export of raw materials and on federal government expenditures; oil and natural gas are also important. The University of New Mexico and a fine arts community are in Albuquerque
Gulf of Mexico: the Gulf of Mexico an area of the Atlantic Ocean south of the US, east of Mexico, and west of Cuba. Gulf, southeastern coast of North America, connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida and to the Caribbean Sea by the Yucatán Channel. Covering an area of 600,000 sq mi (1,550,000 sq km), it is bounded by the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba. It has a maximum depth, in the Mexico Basin, of 17,070 ft (5,203 m). The Gulf Stream enters it from the Caribbean Sea and flows out to the Atlantic. The Mississippi and the Rio Grande are the major rivers draining into the gulf. Its major ports are Veracruz in Mexico, and Galveston, New Orleans, Pensacola, and Tampa in the U.S
Gulf of Mexico: {i} bay of the Atlantic Ocean between the United States and Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico: Mexican government-financed university in Mexico City, founded in 1551. The original university building, dating from 1584, was demolished in 1910, and the university was moved to a new campus in 1954. Between 1553 and 1867 the university was controlled by the Roman Catholic church. After 1867, independent professional schools of law, medicine, engineering, and architecture were established by the government. The university was given administrative autonomy in 1929. It offers a broad range of programs in all major academic and professional subjects
New Mexico: state in the southwestern United States
University of New Mexico: large public university with its main campus in Albuquerque and 4 satellite campuses throughout the state of New Mexico (USA)
gulf of mexico: an arm of the Atlantic south of the United States and east of Mexico
new mexico: a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border