Mexican


Definition: Meaning of, Mexican in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɛksɪkən /

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  1. relating to Mexico or its people
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Mexican Mexicans
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  1. someone from Mexico
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Mexican used in phrases

  • Mexican Revolution (noun)
    1. 1910-1911 a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata
  • Mexican Spanish (noun)
    1. the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico
  • Mexican War (noun)
    1. after disputes over Texas lands that were settled by Mexicans the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846 and by treaty in 1848 took Texas and California and Arizona and New Mexico and Nevada and Utah and part of Colorado and paid Mexico $15,000,000
  • Mexican War, the
    1. (1846-48) a war between the US and Mexico, which began when Texas, which had recently become independent from Mexico, became part of the US. Mexico and the US disagreed over the Texas-Mexico border. The US also wanted to buy California and New Mexico, but Mexico did not want to sell them. Led by Zachary Taylor, the US won the war, and bought a very large area of land, which included California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of several other states.
  • Mexican beaded lizard (noun)
    1. lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
  • Mexican bean beetle (noun)
    1. introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
  • Mexican black cherry (noun)
    1. mexican black cherry
  • Mexican capital (noun)
    1. the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial centre; one of the world's largest cities
  • Mexican cypress (noun)
    1. tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa
  • Mexican fire plant (noun)
    1. poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
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