# Mexico
## English

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### Alternative forms

* México
* Mehico (chiefly humorous pronunciation spelling)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, a place-name referring to the Mēxihcah (Mexica/Aztecs).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/
** (UK, less commonly) IPA: /ˈmɛ.hi.kəʊ/
* (US) enPR: mĕkʹ-sĭ-kō, IPA: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/
** (US, less commonly) IPA: /ˈmɛ.hi.koʊ/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: Mex‧i‧co

### Proper noun

Mexico
* A country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States.
** 2016, Claire Krulikowski, Moonlight on the Ganga:While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.
** 2019 June 19, Elisabeth Malkin and Ana Swanson, “Mexico Ratifies Trade Deal With the U.S. and Canada”, in The New York Times‎:The path to approval has been bumpiest in Washington, where Democrats in Congress have raised concerns over Mexico’s enforcement of labor rights and environmental law — and smoothest in Mexico, where the president has described the accord as a guarantee of stability for his country’s economy.
* (rare) Ellipsis of Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico.
* Ellipsis of State of Mexico, a state of Mexico. Capital: Toluca.
    Synonym: Edomex
* A municipality of the province of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines. Mexico, Pampanga on Wikipedia
    Meronyms: Acli, Anao, Balas, Buenavista, Camuning, Cawayan, Concepcion, Culubasa, Divisoria, Dolores, Eden, Gandus, Lagundi, Laput, Laug, Masamat, Masangsang, Nueva Victoria, Pandacaqui, Pangatlan, Panipuan, Parian, Sabanilla, San Antonio, San Carlos, San Jose Malino, San Jose Matulid, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Miguel, San Nicolas, San Pablo, San Patricio, San Rafael, San Roque, San Vicente, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Santo Domingo, Santo Rosario, Sapang Maisac, Suclaban, Tangle — barangays of Mexico
    Coordinate terms: Apalit, Arayat, Bacolor, Candaba, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Mabalacat, Macabebe, Magalang, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, Santa Rita, Santo Tomas, Sasmuan — cities and municipalities of Pampanga
* A census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
* A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.
* A city, the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States.
* A town and village in Oswego County, New York, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Maryland, United States.
* An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walker Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.
* A former unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States, now submerged under Lake Tawakoni.

#### Derived terms

* Bay of Mexico
* Gulf of Mexico

#### Descendants

* → Assamese: মেক্সিকো (meksikü)
* → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܟܣܝܩܘ (mksiqw)
* → Burmese: မက္ကဆီကို (makka.hcikui)
* → Chinese: 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē)
* → Dhivehi: މެކްސިކޯ (mek̊sikō)
* → Finnish: Meksiko
* → Hebrew: מֶקְסִיקוֹ (méksiko)
* → Hindi: मेक्सिको (meksiko)
* → Irish: Meicsiceo
* → Japanese: メキシコ (Mekishiko)
* → Korean: 멕시코 (Meksiko)
* → Thai: เม็กซิโก (mék-sí-goo)
* → Yoruba: Mẹ́síkò

#### Translations
### See also

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States of America
Divisions of the United Mexican States in English (layout · text) :
* States: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
* Autonomous city: Mexico City

### Anagrams

* exomic

## Central Nahuatl
### Alternative forms

* (Amecameca and Texcoco): Mexihko
* (Milpa Alta): Mexihco
* (Tlaxcala): Mexiko

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [meːˈʃí.ko]

### Proper noun

Mexico (locative)
* Mexico (a country in North America)
* México (a state of Mexico)

#### Derived terms

* mexicatl

## Danish
### Proper noun

Mexico
* Mexico (a country in North America)

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, q.v.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛk.si.koː/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mexico n
* Mexico (a country in North America)
* Mexico (a state of Mexico)
* Ellipsis of Mexico-Stad, Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico).

#### Derived terms

* Mexicaan

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛk.si.ko/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mexico f
* Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)

## Interlingua
### Proper noun

Mexico
* Mexico (a country in North America)

## Latin
### Proper noun

Mē̆xicō
* dative/ablative of Mē̆xicum

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Mexico
* Mexico (a country in North America)
* A neighborhood of Orkland, south of Løvby in southern outskirts of Løkken Verk
** 2024, Bjørg Marie Aas Blakstad, Mellom tårn og djupe hull:Det kom opp nye boliger i Trongbakken og videre sydover (...) Lengst oppe kalte folk det Mexico.New houses were (built) in Trongbakken and further up in the south (...) Furthest up it was called Mexico.

#### Derived terms

* Mexico by
* Mexicogolfen

#### Related terms

* mexicaner, meksikaner
* mexicansk, meksikansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Mexico
* Mexico (a country in North America)
* A neighborhood of Trøndelag, south of Løvby in southern outskirts of Løkken Verk

#### Derived terms

* Mexico by
* Mexicogolfen

#### Related terms

* mexican, meksikan
* mexicanar, meksikanar
* mexicansk, meksikansk

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Mexico
* Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)