mexico
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1. a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 (noun.location)
part holonym | : | yucatan, yucatan peninsula, |
definition | : | a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | acapulco, acapulco de juarez, |
definition | : | a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving) (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | ciudad juarez, juarez, |
definition | : | a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | ciudad victoria, |
definition | : | a city in east central Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | coahuila, |
definition | : | a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | culiacan, |
definition | : | a city in northwestern Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | guadalajara, |
definition | : | a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | hermosillo, |
definition | : | a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | leon, |
definition | : | a city in central Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | matamoros, |
definition | : | a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | mazatlan, |
definition | : | a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | mexicali, |
definition | : | a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | monterrey, |
definition | : | an industrial city in northeastern Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | nogales, |
definition | : | a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | orizaba, |
definition | : | a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | quintana roo, |
definition | : | a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | san luis potosi, |
definition | : | a city in central Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | santa maria del tule, |
definition | : | a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tabasco, |
definition | : | a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tepic, |
definition | : | a city in west central Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tampico, |
definition | : | a port city in eastern Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | torreon, |
definition | : | a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tuxtla gutierrez, |
definition | : | a city in southeastern Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | veracruz, |
definition | : | a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | villa hermosa, villahermosa, |
definition | : | a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | chihuahuan desert, |
definition | : | a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | colorado, colorado river, |
definition | : | an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | gulf of tehuantepec, |
definition | : | an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | rio bravo, rio grande, |
definition | : | a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | sierra madre occidental, |
definition | : | a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | sierra madre oriental, |
definition | : | a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | ahuehuete, tule tree, |
definition | : | Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule (noun.plant) |
part meronym | : | mesoamerica, |
definition | : | Mexico and Central America (noun.location) |
member holonym | : | mexican, |
definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Mexico (noun.person) |
member meronym | : | oas, organization of american states, |
definition | : | an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | buena vista, |
definition | : | a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | chapultepec, |
definition | : | a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847) (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | battle of puebla, |
definition | : | a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862 (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | mexican revolution, |
definition | : | a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911) (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | mole, |
definition | : | spicy sauce often containing chocolate (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | chili, chili con carne, |
definition | : | ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | enchilada, |
definition | : | tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | tamale, |
definition | : | corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | tortilla, |
definition | : | thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | taco, |
definition | : | a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | burrito, |
definition | : | a flour tortilla folded around a filling (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | tostada, |
definition | : | a crisp flat tortilla (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | frijoles refritos, refried beans, |
definition | : | dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | apache, |
definition | : | any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | mexican-american, mexicano, |
definition | : | a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | conquistador, |
definition | : | an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | mexican, |
definition | : | of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | mexican, |
definition | : | of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants (adj.pert) |
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