# Mexico

Pronunciation: say "MEK-si-koh" US /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kʰoʊ/, UK /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kʰəʊ/

## Proper noun

1. A country in North America, south of the United States and northwest of Guatemala and Belize, officially called the United Mexican States.
   - Simple: A large country in North America, just south of the United States.
   - _Mexico is home to ancient pyramids built by the Aztec and Maya peoples._
   - _Spanish is the most widely spoken language in Mexico._
3. Short form of the State of Mexico: a state of Mexico, with its capital at Toluca. — Ellipsis of the State of Mexico: a state of Mexico. Capital: Toluca.
   - Simple: Short form of the State of Mexico. It is the Mexican state whose capital is Toluca, not the whole country.
   - _Mexico surrounds much of the nation's capital and has its seat of government in Toluca._
   - _Of all the Mexican states, Mexico has the most people, and its capital is Toluca._

## Proper noun

2. Short form of Mexico City: the capital city of Mexico. *(rare)* — Ellipsis of Mexico City: the capital city of Mexico.
   - Simple: Short form of Mexico City. A rare way to name the capital city rather than the country.

## Other meanings

- (proper noun) A city in Missouri that serves as the county seat of Audrain County.
- (proper noun) A town and village located in Oswego County, in the state of New York.
- (proper noun) A town in Oxford County, in the state of Maine.
- (proper noun) A community in Indiana, in Jefferson Township of Miami County, that the census treats as a distinct place.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, in Walker Township of Juniata County, that the census treats as a distinct place.
- (proper noun) A municipality in the Philippines, in Pampanga province in the Central Luzon region.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Allegany County, in the state of Maryland.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the state of Maryland.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Ohio, in Tymochtee Township of Wyandot County.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated farming community in Hunt County, Texas, close to the shore of Lake Tawakoni.

## Origin

The name refers to the Mēxihcah, the people also called the Mexica or Aztecs. In Classical Nahuatl the place was Mēxihco, which Spanish turned into México, and English took the name from Spanish.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mexico (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).