Yucatán

[ yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn ]

/ ˌyu kəˈtæn; Spanish ˌyu kɑˈtɑn /

noun

a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize.

a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). Capital: Mérida.

Also Yu·ca·tan

[yoo-kuh-tan]. /ˌyu kəˈtæn/.

Words nearby Yucatán

Yüan Shih-kai, Yuan Shi Kai, Yuba City, yuca, Yucaipa, Yucatán, Yucatán Channel, Yucatec, yucca, yucca moth, Yucca Mountain

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Example sentences from the Web for Yucatán

Evidently his subjects knew as little of Yucatan as did their ruler.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
This was the common and ordinary material employed for lintels in Yucatan, though in one or two instances stone was used.
The Prehistoric World|E. A. Allen
Yucatan is the happy hunting ground for the largest land lizard known to Natural History, the iguana.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
An indefinite number of citations bearing upon the situation in Yucatan could be given, but the following are deemed sufficient.
The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2)|Justin H. Smith

Wherever you go in Yucatan you see these spectres of dogs: they are really nothing else.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for Yucatán

Yucatán

/ (ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn, Spanish jukaˈtan) /

noun

a state of SE Mexico, occupying the N part of the Yucatán peninsula. Capital: Mérida. Pop: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq km (15 186 sq miles)

a peninsula of Central America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, and part of Belize: a centre of Mayan civilization from about 100 bc to the 18th century. Area: about 181 300 sq km (70 000 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Yucatán

Yucatán

[ (yooh-kuh-tan, yooh-kuh-tahn) ]

Peninsula mostly in southeastern Mexico, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico.

notes for Yucatán

It is the location of many Mayan ruins.

单词	yucatán
释义	Yucatán [ yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn ] / ˌyu kəˈtæn; Spanish ˌyu kɑˈtɑn / noun a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize. a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). Capital: Mérida. Also Yu·ca·tan [yoo-kuh-tan]. /ˌyu kəˈtæn/. Words nearby Yucatán Yüan Shih-kai, Yuan Shi Kai, Yuba City, yuca, Yucaipa, Yucatán, Yucatán Channel, Yucatec, yucca, yucca moth, Yucca Mountain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Yucatán Evidently his subjects knew as little of Yucatan as did their ruler. The American Egypt\|Channing Arnold This was the common and ordinary material employed for lintels in Yucatan, though in one or two instances stone was used. The Prehistoric World\|E. A. Allen Yucatan is the happy hunting ground for the largest land lizard known to Natural History, the iguana. The American Egypt\|Channing Arnold An indefinite number of citations bearing upon the situation in Yucatan could be given, but the following are deemed sufficient. The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2)\|Justin H. Smith Wherever you go in Yucatan you see these spectres of dogs: they are really nothing else. The American Egypt\|Channing Arnold British Dictionary definitions for Yucatán Yucatán / (ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn, Spanish jukaˈtan) / noun a state of SE Mexico, occupying the N part of the Yucatán peninsula. Capital: Mérida. Pop: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq km (15 186 sq miles) a peninsula of Central America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, and part of Belize: a centre of Mayan civilization from about 100 bc to the 18th century. Area: about 181 300 sq km (70 000 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Yucatán Yucatán [ (yooh-kuh-tan, yooh-kuh-tahn) ] Peninsula mostly in southeastern Mexico, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. notes for Yucatán It is the location of many Mayan ruins. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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