gulf of mexico

gulf of Mex·i·co

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [guhlf uhv, ov mek-si-koh]
- /gʌlf ʌv, ɒv ˈmɛk sɪˌkoʊ/
- /ɡʌlf əv ˈmeksɪkəʊ/

Definitions of gulf of mexico words

noun gulf of mexico a republic in S North America. 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). . Capital: Mexico City. 1
noun gulf of mexico a state in central Mexico. 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Capital: Toluca. 1
noun gulf of mexico Gulf of, Mexican Golfo de México [gawl-faw th e me-hee-kaw] /ˈgɔl fɔ ðɛ ˈmɛ hiˌkɔ/ (Show IPA). an arm of the Atlantic surrounded by the U.S., Cuba, and Mexico. 700,000 sq. mi. (1,813,000 sq. km); greatest depth 12,714 feet (3875 meters). 1
noun gulf of mexico a town in NE Missouri. 1
noun gulf of mexico an area of the Atlantic Ocean to the south of the US and to the east of Mexico 0
noun gulf of mexico an arm of the Atlantic, bordered by the US, Cuba, and Mexico: linked with the Atlantic by the Straits of Florida and with the Caribbean by the Yucatán Channel. Area: about 1 600 000 sq km (618 000 sq miles) 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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