mérida
(ˈmɛr ɪ də, ˈmeɪ ri-)
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the capital of Yucatán, in SE Mexico. 523,422.
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yucatán
(ˌyu kəˈtæn, -ˈtɑn)
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a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 1,556,622; 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km).
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campeche
(ɑmˈpɛ tʃɛ)
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a state in SE Mexico, on the peninsula of Yucatán. 642,516; 19,672 sq. mi. (50,950 sq. km).
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quintana roo
(ˈtɑ nə ˈroʊ)
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a sparsely populated state in SE Mexico, on the E Yucatán peninsula. 703,536.
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cozumel
(ˌkoʊ zəˈmɛl)
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an island off NE Quintana Roo state on the Yucatán Peninsula in SE Mexico: resort.
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yucatec
(ˈyu kəˌtɛk)
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a member of an American Indian people of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
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chichénitzá
(ʃiˈtʃɛn itˈsɑ, ˈit sə)
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the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in central Yucatán state, Mexico.
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uxmal
(ˈmɑl)
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an ancient ruined city in SE Mexico, in Yucatán: a center of later Mayan civilization.
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cancún
(ænˈkun, kɑŋˈkun)
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an island off NE Quintana Roo state, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.
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cenote
(əˈnoʊ ti)
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a deep natural well or sinkhole of the Yucatán Peninsula, formed by the collapse of surface limestone.
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henequen
(ˈhɛn ə kɪn)
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the fiber of an agave, Agave fourcroydes, of Yucatán, used for making ropes, coarse fabrics, etc.
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sisal
(ˈsaɪ səl, ˈsɪs əl)
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Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used esp. for making rope or rugs.
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