Mexico
Syllables: Mex·i·co/ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ//ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/
Mexico proper noun: a country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States. Also the ellipsis of Mexico City.

Proper noun
Mexico
- A country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States.
- While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering...2016, Claire Krulikowski, Moonlight on the Ganga
- The path to approval has been bumpiest in Washington, where Democrats in Congress have raised concerns over Mexico’s enforcement of labor rights and environmental law — and smoothest in Mexico, where the president has described the accord as a guarantee of stability for his country’s economy.2019 June 19, Elisabeth Malkin and Ana Swanson, “Mexico Ratifies Trade Deal With the U.S. and Canada”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2025
- A municipality of the province of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States.
- A town and village in Oswego County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walker Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A former unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States, now submerged under Lake Tawakoni.
Also used as
Mexico is also the ellipsis of Mexico City.
Mexico is also the ellipsis of the State of Mexico.
Mexico meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Mexico in Hindi
- country
- मेक्सिको meksiko
Mexico in Tamil
- country
- மெக்சிகோ mekcikō
Mexico in Marathi
- country
- मेक्सिको meksiko
Mexico in Urdu
- country
- میکْسِیکو meksīko
More languagesFewer languages
- Mexico in Bengali
- মেক্সিকো mekśikō
- Mexico in Telugu
- మెక్సికో meksikō
- Mexico in Malayalam
- മെക്സിക്കോ meksikkō
- Mexico in Kannada
- ಮೆಕ್ಸಿಕೋ meksikō
- Mexico in Punjabi
- ਮੇਕਸੀਕੋ meksīko, میکْسِیکو meksīko
- Mexico in Gujarati
- મેક્સિકો meksiko
- Mexico in Odia
- ମେକ୍ସିକୋ meksiko
- Mexico in Sinhala
- මෙක්සිකෝව meksikōwa
- Mexico in Assamese
- মেক্সিকো meksikü
- Mexico in Nepali
- मेक्सिको meksiko
- Mexico in Pashto
- مېشيکو mešiko
- Mexico in Tagalog
- Mehiko, Meksiko
- Mexico in Arabic
- الْمَكْسِيك al-maksīk, الميكسيك el-meksīk, المكسيك al-maksīk
- Mexico in Malay
- Meksiko
- Mexico in Indonesian
- Meksiko
- Mexico in Persian
- مَکْسِیکو maksīkō, مِکْسِیکو miksīkō, مِکْزیک mekzik
- Mexico in Thai
- เม็กซิโก mék-sí-goo
- Mexico in Vietnamese
- Mễ Tây Cơ, Mê-hi-cô, Mê-hi-cô Xi-ty, México
- Mexico in Myanmar
- မက္ကဆီကို makka.hcikui
- Sindhi
- ميڪسيڪو mekseko
- Dhivehi
- މެކްސިކޯ mek̊sikō
- Dzongkha
- མེཀསི་ཀོ་ meksi ko
Synonyms of Mexico
Forms of Mexico
| alternative form | México |
|---|---|
| alternative pronunciation-spelling (humorous) | Mehico |
Origin of Mexico
English Mexico Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, a place-name referring to the Mēxihcah (Mexica/Aztecs).
Words formed from Mexico
Phrases with Mexico
Questions about Mexico
- What does Mexico mean?
- Mexico means a country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States.
- What is Mexico in Hindi?
- Mexico in Hindi is मेक्सिको (meksiko). See Mexico meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Mexico?
- Mexico is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Mexico?
- Mexico is pronounced /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/ (UK).
Words near Mexico in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Mexico (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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