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New Mexico in British English
noun
a state of the southwestern US: high semiarid plateaus and mountains, crossed by the Rio Grande and the Pecos River; large Spanish-American and Native American populations; contains over two-thirds of US uranium reserves. Capital: Santa Fe. Pop: 1 874 614 (2003 est). Area: 314 451 sq km (121 412 sq miles)
Abbreviation: N. Mex. or (with zip code) NMNew Mexico in American English
Mountain State of the SW U.S.: admitted, 1912; 121,356 sq mi (314,310 sq km); pop. 1,819,000; cap. Santa Fe
abbrev. NM, N.M., or N Mex Word origin
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