HyperDic: new_mexico

English > 1 sense of the expression New Mexico:
NOUNlocationNew Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM, N.M.a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
English > New Mexico: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border.
SynonymsLand of Enchantment, NM, N.M.
Instance ofAmerican stateOne of the 50 states of the United States
Part ofSouthwest, southwestern United StatesThe southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
PartsAlbuquerqueThe largest city in New Mexico
Brazos, Brazos RiverA river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
Canadian, Canadian RiverA river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
CarlsbadA town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border
Carlsbad CavernsA group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
Carlsbad Caverns National ParkA national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations
Chihuahuan DesertA desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico
Cimarron, Cimarron RiverA river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
Colorado PlateauA large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains
FarmingtonA town in northwestern New Mexico
GallupA town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
Gila, Gila RiverA river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
Guadalupe MountainsA mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas
Las CrucesA town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
Llano EstacadoA large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
Los AlamosA town in north central New Mexico
Pecos, Pecos RiverA tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
RoswellA town in southeast New Mexico
Sacramento Mountainsmountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande
Santa Fe, capital of New MexicoCapital of the state of New Mexico
Silver CityA town in southwestern New Mexico
TaosAn artist colony in northern New Mexico
Wheeler PeakA mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains
SpanishNew Mexico, Nuevo Méjico, Nuevo México
CatalanNew Mexico, Nou Mèxic, Nou Mèxico

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