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Yucatán

Syllables: Yu·ca·tán/ˈjuː.kə.tæn/

Yucatán proper noun: a peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.

Proper noun

Yucatán

  1. A peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.
  2. A state of Mexico.

Yucatán meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Arabic and Indonesian

Yucatán in Marathi

a peninsula in North America
युकातान yukātān
a state in Mexico
युकातान yukātān

Yucatán in Urdu

a peninsula in North America
جزیرہ نما یوکاتان

Yucatán in Arabic

a state in Mexico
وِلَايَة يُوكَاتَان

Yucatán in Indonesian

a state in Mexico
Yucatán
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Yucatán in Persian
شبهجزیره یوکاتان, یوکاتان
Yucatán in Thai
ยูกาตัน yuu-gaa-dtan

Origin of Yucatán

Borrowed from Spanish Yucatán. Several etymologies for this name have been proposed: * Perhaps the most well-known is where it is said to derive from Chontal Maya Yokot'an, being either tectetan, meaning “I do not understand you” or uyutan, uyukatan, or yukutan, “listen to them talk!”. * Bernal Diaz derived the name from the vegetable yuca + tale, a hillock in which the tuber is planted.

Questions about Yucatán

What does Yucatán mean?
Yucatán means a peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.
What is Yucatán in Marathi?
Yucatán in Marathi is युकातान (yukātān). See Yucatán meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Yucatán?
Yucatán is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yucatán?
Yucatán is pronounced /ˈjuː.kə.tæn/.

Words near Yucatán in the dictionary

  1. Yucatecan
  2. Yucatecans
  3. Yucateco
  4. Yucatecos
  5. Yucatecs
  6. Yucatán
  7. yucca
  8. yucca borer
  9. yucca borers
  10. yucca moth
  11. yucca moths

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