- pronunciation:
- nu
mek
sih
ko
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a state in the southwestern United States. Its capital is Santa Fe. (abbreviated: NM)
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| derivation: |
New Mexican (n.) |
Mexico comes from an Aztec word meaning "place of Mexitli," an Aztec god. Spanish explorers called the area
Nuevo Mexico.
Nuevo means "new" in Spanish.