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New Mexico en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /njuː mɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/ (UK)
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  • /nu ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/ (US)
  • /nju ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/ (US)

Etymology

New Mexico received its name in the 1500s, long before the present-day nation of Mexico won independence from Spain and adopted that name in 1821. Though the name “Mexico” itself derives from Nahuatl, and in that language it originally referred to the heartland of the Empire of the Mexicas (Aztec Empire) in the Valley of Mexico far from the area of New Mexico, Spanish explorers also used the term “Mexico” to name the region of New Mexico (Nuevo México in Spanish) in 1563. In 1581, the Chamuscado and Rodríguez Expedition named the region north of the Rio Grande “San Felipe del Nuevo México” (“Saint Philip of New Mexico”). The Spaniards had hoped to find wealthy indigenous Mexica (Aztec) cultures there similar to those of the Aztec (Mexica) Empire of the Valley of Mexico. The indigenous cultures of New Mexico, however, proved to be unrelated to the Mexicas, and they were not wealthy, but the name persisted. Before statehood, the name “New Mexico” was applied to various configurations of the U.S. territory, to a Mexican state, and to a province of New Spain, all in the same general area, but of varying extensions.

Meanings

  1. A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque.
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  2. A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque. ▸ A former provincial kingdom in New Spain.
  3. A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque. ▸ A former territory of Mexico.
  4. A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque. ▸ A former transitional government in the United States.
  5. A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque. ▸ A former territory of the United States.
  6. (uncountable) New Mexico cuisine or food.
  7. (uncountable) New Mexico music genre.
  8. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, named for the state.
  9. A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Deriveds

N. Mex. · New Mexico whiptail · Territory of New Mexico · New Mexican · NM · N.M. · New Mexico Territory

Relateds

N. Mex. · N. Mex. · mul:US-NM · N.M. · N.M. · N.M. · NM · N.M. · mul:US-NM · NM · N. Mex. · NM · NM · NM · N. Mex. · N. Mex. · mul:US-NM · mul:US-NM · mul:US-NM · N.M.

Translations (57)

nl Nieuw-Mexico (US State) · hu Új-Mexikó (US State) · bn নিউ মেক্সিকো (US State) · he ניו מקסיקו (US State) · ca Nou Mèxic (US State) · tr New Mexico (US State) · hi नया मेक्सिको (US State) · el Νέο Μεξικό (US State) · lo ນິວເມັກຊິໂກ (US State) · eo Nov-Meksiko (US State) · sc Nou Mèssicu (US State) · ja ニューメキシコ (US State) · da New Mexico (US State) · sh Novi Meksiko (US State) · de New Mexico (US State) · ja 新メキシコ (US State) · th นิวเม็กซิโก (US State) · nl New Mexico (US State) · ko 뉴멕시코 (US State) · pt Novo México (US State) · nv Yootó hahoodzo (US State) · sh Нови Мексико (US State) · fr Nouveau-Mexique (US State) · bg Ню Ме́ксико (US State) · fa نیومکزیکو (US State) · eu Mexiko Berria (US State) · es Nuevo México (US State) · sk Nové Mexiko (US State) · ug يېڭى مېكسىكا (US State) · co Novu Messicu (US State) · fi New Mexico (US State) · cmn 新墨西哥 (US State) · la Novum Mexicum (US State) · de Neumexiko (US State) · km ញូវម៉ិកស៊ីកូ (US State) · yi ניו מעקסיקאָ (US State) · hi न्यू मेक्सिको (US State) · ru Нью-Ме́ксико (US State) · xkz ནུ་མེག་སི་ཀོ (US State) · oc Nòu Mexic (US State) · pl Nowy Meksyk (US State) · cs Nové Mexiko (US State) · ka ნიუ-მექსიკო (US State) · nrf Nouviau Mexique (US State) · mk Ново Мексико (US State) · sl Nova Mehika (US State) · ar نْيُومَكْسِيكُو (US State) · gl Novo México (US State) · it Nuovo Messico (US State) · chr ᏍᏆᏂᏤᏍᏛᎢ (US State) · uk Нью-Ме́ксико (US State) · scn Novu Mèssicu (US State) · ar الْمَكْسِيك الْجَدِيد (US State) · be Нью-Ме́ксіка (US State) · ga Nua-Mheicsiceo (US State) · nci Yancuic Mēxihco (US State) · hy Նյու Մեքսիկո (US State)