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yucatan

Yu·ca·tán
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn]
    • /ˌyu kəˈtæn; Spanish ˌyu kɑˈtɑn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn]
    • /ˌyu kəˈtæn; Spanish ˌyu kɑˈtɑn/

Definitions of yucatan word

  • noun yucatan a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize. 1
  • noun yucatan a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). Capital: Mérida. 1
  • noun yucatan 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) 0
  • noun yucatan 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) 0
  • noun yucatan peninsula comprising SE Mexico, Belize, & part of W Guatemala: it separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean: c. 70,000 sq mi (181,299 sq km) 0
  • noun yucatan state of Mexico, on this peninsula: 15,189 sq mi (39,339 sq km); pop. 1,363,000; cap. Mérida 0
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yucatan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • sisal

    Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.

  • yucatec

    a member of an American Indian people of Yucatán, Mexico.

  • campeche

    a state of SE Mexico, on the SW of the Yucatán peninsula: forestry and fishing. Capital: Campeche. Pop: 205 000 (2005 est). Area: 56 114 sq km (21 666 sq miles)

  • cancún

    a coastal resort in SE Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. Pop: 457 000 (2004 est)

  • chichén itzá

    a village in Yucatán state in Mexico: site of important Mayan ruins

  • cozumel

    an island off NE Quintana Roo state, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: tourist resort.
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