Mexico
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kʰəʊ/
ipa: /ˈmɛ.hi.kʰəʊ/
enpr: mĕkʹ-sĭ-kō
ipa: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kʰoʊ/
ipa: /ˈmɛ.hi.kʰoʊ/
ipa: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.ko/
Forms: form: México
form: Mehico
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, a place-name referring to the Mēxihcah (Mexica/Aztecs).
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2016, Claire Krulikowski, Moonlight on the Ganga:
text: 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.
ref: 2019 June 19, Elisabeth Malkin and Ana Swanson, “Mexico Ratifies Trade Deal With the U.S. and Canada”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2025:
text: Fafo works with small trading nations such as Colombia because US markets could quickly adapt to the greater expense of its coffee, flowers and other exports. There will be a different order of chaos, though, if Trump follows through on tariffs on the EU (17 per cent of US imports), Mexico (15 per cent), China (14 per cent) or Canada (12 per cent).
ref: 2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2025:
glosses: 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.
glosses: Ellipsis of Mexico City: the capital city of Mexico.
synonyms: Edomex
glosses: Ellipsis of the State of Mexico: a state of Mexico. Capital: Toluca.
examples: 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
glosses: A municipality of the province of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines.
glosses: A census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
glosses: A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A town and village in Oswego County, New York, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Maryland, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walker Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.
glosses: A former unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States, now submerged under Lake Tawakoni.
Derived terms: Bay of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico