# New Mexico
## English
### Etymology

New Mexico received its name in the 1500s, long before the present-day nation of Mexico won independence from Spain and adopted that name in 1821. Though the name "Mexico" itself derives from Nahuatl, and in that language it originally referred to the heartland of the Empire of the Mexicas (Aztec Empire) in the Valley of Mexico far from the area of New Mexico, Spanish explorers also used the term "Mexico" to name the region of New Mexico (Nuevo México in Spanish) in 1563. In 1581, the Chamuscado and Rodríguez Expedition named the region north of the Rio Grande "San Felipe del Nuevo México". The Spaniards had hoped to find wealthy indigenous Mexica (Aztec) cultures there similar to those of the Aztec (Mexica) Empire of the Valley of Mexico. The indigenous cultures of New Mexico, however, proved to be unrelated to the Mexicas, and they were not wealthy, but the name persisted. Before statehood, the name "New Mexico" was applied to various configurations of the U.S. territory, to a Mexican state, and to a province of New Spain, all in the same general area, but of varying extensions.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /njuː mɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/
* (US) IPA: /nu ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/, /nju ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/
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### Proper noun

New Mexico
* A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque.
    Synonyms: N. Mex., N.M., NM
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** A former provincial kingdom in New Spain.
** A former territory of Mexico.
** A former transitional government in the United States.
** A former territory of the United States.
* (uncountable) New Mexico cuisine or food.
* (uncountable) New Mexico music genre.
* An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, named for the state.

#### Derived terms

* New Mexican
* New Mexico whiptail
* NM
* N.M.
* N. Mex.

#### Descendants

* → Kurtöp: ནུ་མེག་སི་ཀོ (Nu Meksiko)

#### Translations
### See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text) :
* States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
* Federal district: Washington, D.C.
* Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

### References

* ↑ Weber, David J. (1992) The Spanish Frontier in North America, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 79
* ↑ Sanchez, Joseph P. (1987) The Rio Abajo Frontier, 1540–1692: A History of Early Colonial New Mexico, Albuquerque: Museum of Albuquerque History Monograph Series, page 51
* ↑ Stewart, George (2008) [1945] Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States, New York: NYRB Classics, →ISBN, pages 23–24:There was Francisco de Ibarra, a great seeker after gold mines. In 1563, he went far to the north ... when he returned south, Ibarra boasted that he had discovered a New Mexico. Doubtless, like others, he stretched the tale, and certainly the land of which he told was well south of the one now so called. Yet, men remembered the name Nuevo México, though not at first, as that of the region which Coronado had once conquered.
* ↑ Rivera, José A., Acequia Culture: Water, Land, and Community in the Southwest, University of New Mexico Press, 1998.

### Further reading

* New Mexico on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Toponymy of Mexico on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* Ny Mexico (very rare)

### Etymology

Borrowed from English New Mexico.

### Proper noun

New Mexico (genitive New Mexicos)
* New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English New Mexico.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈn(j)yːˌmeksiko/, [ˈn(j)yːˌme̞ks̠iko̞]

### Proper noun

New Mexico
* New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of New Mexico (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
New Mexiconi
accusative
nom.
New Mexiconi
gen.
New Mexiconi
genitive
New Mexiconi
partitive
New Mexicoani
inessive
New Mexicossani
elative
New Mexicostani
illative
New Mexicooni
adessive
New Mexicollani
ablative
New Mexicoltani
allative
New Mexicolleni
essive
New Mexiconani
translative
New Mexicokseni
abessive
New Mexicottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
New Mexicosi
accusative
nom.
New Mexicosi
gen.
New Mexicosi
genitive
New Mexicosi
partitive
New Mexicoasi
inessive
New Mexicossasi
elative
New Mexicostasi
illative
New Mexicoosi
adessive
New Mexicollasi
ablative
New Mexicoltasi
allative
New Mexicollesi
essive
New Mexiconasi
translative
New Mexicoksesi
abessive
New Mexicottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
New Mexicomme
accusative
nom.
New Mexicomme
gen.
New Mexicomme
genitive
New Mexicomme
partitive
New Mexicoamme
inessive
New Mexicossamme
elative
New Mexicostamme
illative
New Mexicoomme
adessive
New Mexicollamme
ablative
New Mexicoltamme
allative
New Mexicollemme
essive
New Mexiconamme
translative
New Mexicoksemme
abessive
New Mexicottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
New Mexiconne
accusative
nom.
New Mexiconne
gen.
New Mexiconne
genitive
New Mexiconne
partitive
New Mexicoanne
inessive
New Mexicossanne
elative
New Mexicostanne
illative
New Mexicoonne
adessive
New Mexicollanne
ablative
New Mexicoltanne
allative
New Mexicollenne
essive
New Mexiconanne
translative
New Mexicoksenne
abessive
New Mexicottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
New Mexiconsa
accusative
nom.
New Mexiconsa
gen.
New Mexiconsa
genitive
New Mexiconsa
partitive
New Mexicoaan New Mexicoansa
inessive
New Mexicossaan New Mexicossansa
elative
New Mexicostaan New Mexicostansa
illative
New Mexicoonsa
adessive
New Mexicollaan New Mexicollansa
ablative
New Mexicoltaan New Mexicoltansa
allative
New Mexicolleen New Mexicollensa
essive
New Mexiconaan New Mexiconansa
translative
New Mexicokseen New Mexicoksensa
abessive
New Mexicottaan New Mexicottansa
instructive
comitative

#### Synonyms

* Uusi-Meksiko