English > United Mexican States: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810. |
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| Synonym | Mexico |
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| Instance of | North American country, North American nation | Any country on the North American continent |
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| Member of | Organization of American States, OAS | An association including most countries in the western hemisphere |
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| Members | Mexican | A native or inhabitant of Mexico |
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| Part of | Mesoamerica | Mexico and Central America |
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| Parts | Acapulco, Acapulco de Juarez | A port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico |
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| Ahuehuete, Tule tree | Mexico's most famous tree |
| Chihuahuan Desert | A desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico |
| Citlaltepetl, Mount Orizaba, Mt Orizaba, Pico de Orizaba | An extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz |
| Ciudad Juarez, Juarez | A city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso |
| Ciudad Victoria | A city in east central Mexico |
| Coahuila | A state in northern Mexico |
| Colima, Nevado de Colima, Volcan de Colima | An active volcano in southwestern Mexico |
| Colorado, Colorado River | An important river in the southwestern United States |
| Culiacan | A city in northwestern Mexico |
| Durango, Victoria de Durango | A city in north central Mexico |
| Guadalajara | A city in southwestern Mexico |
| Gulf of California, Sea of Cortes | A gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico |
| Gulf of Campeche, Golfo de Campeche, Bay of Campeche | A part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan |
| Gulf of Tehuantepec | An arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico |
| Hermosillo | A city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California |
| Leon | A city in central Mexico |
| Lower California, Baja California | A mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico |
| Matamoros | A city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande |
| Mazatlan | A port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean |
| Mexicali | A city in northwestern Mexico near the California border |
| Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexican capital, capital of Mexico | The capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center |
| Monterrey | An industrial city in northeastern Mexico |
| Nogales | A town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona |
| Oaxaca, Oaxaca de Juarez | A city of southeastern Mexico |
| Orizaba | A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz) |
| Puebla, Puebla de Zaragoza, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza | A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau |
| Quintana Roo | A Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula |
| Rio Grande, Rio Bravo | A North American river |
| San Luis Potosi | A city in central Mexico |
| Santa Maria del Tule | A town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca |
| Sierra Madre Occidental | A mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline |
| Sierra Madre Oriental | A mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico |
| Tabasco | A Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche |
| Tampico | A port city in eastern Mexico |
| Tepic | A city in west central Mexico |
| Torreon | A city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | A city in southeastern Mexico |
| Veracruz | A major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz |
| Villahermosa, Villa Hermosa | A city in southeastern Mexico |
| Yucatan, Yucatan Peninsula | A peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea |
| Region of | Apache | Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico) |
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| Battle of Puebla | A battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862 |
| Buena Vista | A pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847 |
| Chapultepec | 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) |
| Mexican-American, Mexicano | A Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States |
| Mexican Revolution | A revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911) |
| Puebla, Puebla de Zaragoza, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza | A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau |
| burrito | A flour tortilla folded around a filling |
| chili, chili con carne | ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans |
| conquistador | An adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) |
| enchilada | tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili |
| mole | spicy sauce often containing chocolate |
| refried beans, frijoles refritos | dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings |
| taco | A tortilla rolled cupped around a filling |
| tamal, tamale | Corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed |
| tortilla | Thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour |
| tostada | A crisp flat tortilla |
| Spanish | Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Méjico, Mexico, méxico, México, República Mexicana |
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| Catalan | ciutat de Mèxic, Mèxic, México |
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