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Mexican

[mek-si-kuhn]

adjective

of or pertaining to Mexico or its people.

of or pertaining to Spanish as used in Mexico.

of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language or its speakers.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Mexico, or a person of Mexican descent.

Nahuatl (defs. 1, 2).

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Origin:
1595–1605; < Spanish mexicano. See Mexico, -an

Related forms

an·ti-Mex·i·can, noun, adjective

half-Mex·i·can, adjective

pro-Mex·i·can, adjective, noun

pseu·do-Mex·i·can, adjective, noun

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Mexican (ˈmɛksɪkən)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants

—n
2.	a native or inhabitant of Mexico

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